OSSE Observations of Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts
Abstract
The Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment detected over 80 cosmic gamma-ray bursts from mid-April to late November 1991. Data at 16 ms resolution were accumulated from its large-area NaI shields in response to BATSE triggers. Rates in excess of 5000 cts/16 ms were observed from the 1991 May 3 burst. Bursts on June 1 and August 7 were observed in the spectrometer's aperture. Preliminary information on both the spectrum and location of the source of the June 1 burst are provided. Plans for future observations and analyses of bursts are discussed.
- Publication:
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American Institute of Physics Conference Series
- Pub Date:
- 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992AIPC..265...32S
- Keywords:
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- Gamma Ray Bursts;
- Gamma Ray Observatory;
- Gamma Ray Spectrometers;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Gamma Ray Astronomy;
- Photons;
- Scintillation Counters;
- Space Radiation