Observations of X-ray and γ bursts
Abstract
WE report on some bursts of hard X rays seen in March 1976 by the Ariel-V scintillation telescope (ST). The timescale of a few seconds, the correlation with low energy events seen by a proportional counter on the same satellite (ref. 1 and S. J. Bell-Burnell, private communication) and a photon energy > 50 keV, are factors which suggest a connection in origin between the gamma bursts of Klebesadel et al.2 and the X-ray events noticed by Grindlay et al.3. A delayed arrival at high energies seems to be an important feature of our observations.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- August 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1038/262471a0
- Bibcode:
- 1976Natur.262..471Q
- Keywords:
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- Ariel Satellites;
- Gamma Rays;
- Radiant Flux Density;
- Stellar Atmospheres;
- X Ray Astronomy;
- Bursts;
- Gravitational Effects;
- Neutron Stars;
- Periodic Variations;
- Proportional Counters;
- Scintillation Counters;
- Stellar Magnetospheres;
- Thermal Shock;
- Time Dependence;
- Space Radiation