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BASIS: A new GRB mission conceptThe burst acrsecond imaging and spectroscopy (BASIS) mission concept is reviewed. The scientific objectives of the mission are to accurately locate bursts, determine their distance scale and measure the physical characteristics of the emission region. Arcsecond burst positions would be obtained for approximately 100 bursts/yr in the 10 to 200 keV emission region, allowing deep, unconfused counterpart surveys at other wavelengths. The key enabling technology development is the production of CdZnTe room temperature semiconductor detectors with a spatial resolution of the order of 100 microns. Fine spectroscopy would be obtained between 0.2 and 200 keV. The 0.2 keV threshold would allow measurements of the absorption in our Galaxy and possible host galaxies.
Document ID
19970025832
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Teegarden, B. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Gehrels, N. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Barbier, L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Barthelmy, S. (Universities Space Research Association Greenbelt, MD United States)
Bartlett, L. (National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council Greenbelt, MD United States)
Cline, T. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Krizmanic, J. (National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council Greenbelt, MD United States)
Palmer, D. (Universities Space Research Association Greenbelt, MD United States)
Parsons, A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Stahle, C. M. (Orbital Sciences Corp. Greenbelt, MD United States)
Tueller, J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Fenimore, E. (Los Alamos National Lab. NM United States)
Fishman, G. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Kouveliotou, C. (Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL United States)
Hurley, K. (California Univ. Berkeley, CA United States)
Pasciesas, W. (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL United States)
vanParadijs, J. (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL United States)
Woosley, S. (California Univ. Santa Cruz, CA United States)
Leventhal, M. (Maryland Univ. College Park, MD United States)
McCammon, D. (Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1997
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
97N25302
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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