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Development of the instruments for the Gamma Ray ObservatoryThe Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) is to be launched in 1988 by the STS. The GRO will feature four very large instruments: the Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE), the Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL), the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) and the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE). The instruments weigh from 900-1200 kg each, and required the development of specialized lifting and dolly devices to permit their assembly, manipulation and testing. The GRO is intended a{s a tool for studying discrete celestial objects such as black holes, neutron stars and other gamma-ray emitting objects, scanning for nucleosynthesis processes, mapping the Galaxy and other, high energy galaxies in terms of gamma rays, searching for cosmological effects and observing gamma ray bursts. The instruments will be sensitive from the upper end mof X-rya wavelengths to the highest energies possible. Details of the hardware and performance specifications of each of the instruments are discussed.
Document ID
19860035104
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Madden, J. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kniffen, D. A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 86-0376
Accession Number
86A19842
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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