Speaker
Description
Since its launch on June 22, 2024, SVOM has already detected several tens of gamma-ray bursts. We propose to present the observations and initial analyses of the first, best-characterized SVOM gamma-ray bursts. We will show that these first detections clearly demonstrate SVOM ability to probe the gamma-ray burst population in all its diversity and characterise the prompt and afterglow emission of a wide range of events: classical long bursts such as GRB241025A at 4.2 or GRB 241030B at z =2.82, short bursts with extended emission such as GRB240821A at z=0.24, X-ray Flashes such as GRB241001A at z=0.57, etc. Some of these events have also been detected by Swift/BAT, Fermi/GBM or Einstein Probe/WXT: we will illustrate the specific contribution of SVOM instruments and how they complement the observations made by these other missions. We will conclude with the encouraging prospects offered by these initial results for advancing our understanding of gamma-ray bursts and their progenitors.
