THE FERMI GAMMA-RAY BURST MONITOR (GBM) WITH ITS BROAD ENERGY RANGE AND INSTANTANEOUS COVERAGE OF 2/3 OF THE SKY OBSERVES A WIDE VARIETY OF FLARING OR TRANSIENT PHENOMENA WITH FINE TIME AND ENERGY RESOLUTION. WHILE THE GBM TEAM DELIVERS DATA FOR ONBOARD TRANSIENT TRIGGERS AND CONTINUOUS DATA THERE ARE FEW OFFICIAL TOOLS FOR WORKING WITH GBM DATA. THE GBM TEAM PROVIDES SPECTROSCOPY SOFTWARE FOR TRIGGERED GRBS BUT THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR TOOLS TO ANALYZE AND REDUCE CONTINUOUS AND NON-TRIGGERED GBM DATA. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER A DOCUMENTED API CONSISTING OF A SET OF OPEN SOURCE TOOLS IN PYTHON FOR THE ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION OF GBM DATA AN ANALOG TO THE FERMI GI-FUNDED FERMIPY TOOLS DEVELOPED FOR THE FERMI LAT.

Universities Space Research Association, Washington DC

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