The BATSE experiment on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory: status and some early results.
Abstract
The Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is a sensitive all-sky detector system. It consists of eight uncollimated detectors at the corners of the spacecraft which have a total energy range of 15 eV to 100 Mev. The primary objective of BATSE is the detection, location and study of gamma-ray bursts and other transient sources. The experiment is now in full operation, detecting about one gamma-ray burst per day. A brief description of the on-orbit performance of BATSE is presented, along with examples of early results from some of the gamma-ray bursts observed.
- Publication:
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NASA Conference Publication
- Pub Date:
- February 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992NASCP3137...26F
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Detection;
- Gamma Ray Bursts;
- Gamma Ray Observatory;
- Daytime;
- Positioning;
- Pulsars;
- Sensitivity;
- Solar Flares;
- Astrophysics