Dr. Scott D Barthelmy

Astrophysics Science Division
NASA/GSFC
Code 661, Asroparticles
Greenbelt, MD 20771

tel: 301-286-3106
fax: -1684
e-mail: scott @ milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov

Present Position

Research Scientist, at
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, GSFC/NASA

Brief Bio

Came to GSFC in 1985 from PhD thesis at Washington U (StLouis). Worked on gamma-ray spectroscopy with hi-resolution Ge spectrometer (the GRIS balloon instrument); and GRB research (the Rapidly Moving telescope project). Continued the GRB work using CGRO-BATSE data, and created the BATSE Coordinates Distribution Network (BACODINE), which then expanded in the GRB Coordinates Network (GCN) with the addition of many other GRB-constributing missions. Then started CdZnTe detector technology development which ended up in the detector array for the Swift-BAT instrument.

Educational Background

1976-1985 PhD Physics Washington University, thesis:
"Abundances and Energy Spectra of High Energy Heavy Cosmic-Ray Nuclei"
1972-1976 BSc Physics. Case Western Reserve U.

Research Interests

Gamma-ray Bursts.
Gamma-ray Spectroscopy.

Current Projects

Current: Lead Scientist, Swift-BAT instrument.
PI of the GCN.

Previous: Development of the Swift MidEx mission.
Development of InFOCuS balloon instrument.
Rapid optical follow-up observations of GRBs.
Development of CdZnTe & CdTe detector technology (planar, strip & pixel).
Design, development, and flights of a Hi-Z Hi-Energy Cosmic Ray balloon instrument.
Gamma-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical sources with GRIS.

Selected Publications

Barthelmy, S. et al., "Unravelling the origin of short gamma-ray bursts", Nature, (submitted 10aug05)

Barthelmy, S.; Burst Alert telescope (BAT) on Swift"; Space Sci. Rev., v???, pp ???, 2005

Barthelmy, S.; Burst Alert telescope (BAT) on the Swift MidEx mission"; SPIE, v5168, pp 175-189, 2004.

Gehrel, N., ..., Barthelmy,... et al; "The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission"; ApJ, 611, 1005-1020, 2004.

Akerlof, C.,...Barthelmy, ... et al.; "Rapid Optical Follow-up Observations of SGR Events with ROTSE-I"; ApJ, 542, pp 251, 2000.

Akerlof, C, .. Barthelmy, ... et al.; "Prompt Optical Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts"; ApJ, 532L, pp 25, 2000.

Schaefer, B.E., ..., Barthelmy, ... et al.; "Discovery of the Optical Transient of GRB 990308"; ApJL, 524L, L103, 20 Oct 1999.

Misc:
More than 100 GCN Circulars in 2004-2005.

Publications at the ADS website.