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BATSE observations of gamma-ray burstsGamma-ray bursts are being detected with unprecedented sensitivity by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory since its launch in April, 1991. The experiment is detecting about one gamma-ray burst per day. A brief description is presented of the on-orbit performance of BATSE, the methods of identification of bursts, and examples of the diverse time profiles of the gamma-ray bursts observed. The most significant finding thus far is the apparent isotropy of the bursts together with the observed inhomogeneity of the sources.
Document ID
19930056056
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fishman, Gerald J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Meegan, C. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Wilson, R. B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Horack, J. M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Brock, M. N. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Paciesas, William S. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Pendleton, G. N. (Alabama Univ. Huntsville, United States)
Kouveliotou, C. (Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Gamma-ray bursts; Proceedings of the Workshop, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, Oct. 16-18, 1991 (A93-40051 16-93)
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
93A40053
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Public
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