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Initial results from OSSE on the Compton ObservatoryThe Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) was launched on NASA's Compton Observatory on 1991 April 5. OSSE uses large area scintillation detectors to undertake gamma-ray line and continuum observations in the 0.05-10 MeV energy range. During the first months of the mission, OSSE has obtained observations on a number of high priority sources including AGNs, SN1991T, the galactic center region, and several discrete galactic sources. The capabilities and performance of OSSE are discussed and initial results for several of the early observations are presented.
Document ID
19930044883
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Johnson, W. N.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kurfess, J. D.
(U.S. Navy, Naval Research Lab. Washington, United States)
Purcell, W. R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Matz, S. M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Ulmer, M. P.
(Northwestern Univ. Evanston, IL, United States)
Strickman, M. S.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Murphy, R. J.
(U.S. Navy, Naval Research Lab. Washington, United States)
Grabelsky, D. A.
(Northwestern Univ. Evanston, IL, United States)
Kinzer, R. L.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Share, G. H.
(U.S. Navy, Naval Research Lab. Washington, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
Volume: 97
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0365-0138
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
93A28880
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER S-10987-C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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