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.
Research
Gamma-ray Bursts.
Gamma-ray Spectroscopy.
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.
Education
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.
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.
