Supporting Multi-messenger Astrophysics with Fast Gamma-ray Burst Localization

Author

• Jacob Wheelock
• William Kanu
• Marion Sudvarg, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
• Zhili Xiao
• Jeremy D. Buhler
• Roger D. Chamberlain
• James H. Buckley

Abstract

Multi-messenger astrophysics is amongst the most promising approaches to astronomical observations. A significant challenge, however, is the fact that many instruments have a narrow field of view, so transient events are often missed by these instruments. The Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope, currently under development, promises to provide low-latency detection and localization for an important class of astronomical events, thereby enabling the full observational capabilities of narrow field-of-view instruments to be brought to bear. We examine the computational pipeline for detection and localization of Compton events utilizing computational accelerators, both FPGAs and GPUs.

Recommended Citation

J. Wheelock et al., "Supporting Multi-messenger Astrophysics with Fast Gamma-ray Burst Localization," Proceedings of Urgenthpc 2021 3rd International Workshop on HPC for Urgent Decision Making Held in Conjunction with Sc 2021 the International Conference for High Performance Computing Networking Storage and Analysis, pp. 21 - 28, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jan 2021.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/UrgentHPC54802.2021.00008

Department(s)

Computer Science

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant CNS-1763503

Keywords and Phrases

Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (APT); Compton scattering; FPGA; GPU

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-166541130-1

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2026 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2021