GAMCIT: A gamma ray burst detector
Abstract
The origin of celestial gamma ray bursts remains one of the great mysteries of modern astrophysics. The GAMCIT Get-Away-Special payload is designed to provide new and unique data in the search for the sources of gamma ray bursts. GAMCIT consists of three gamma ray detectors, an optical CCD camera, and an intelligent electronics system. This paper describes the major components of the system, including the electronics and structural designs.
- Publication:
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1992 Shuttle Small Payloads Symposium
- Pub Date:
- October 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992ssp..symp..143S
- Keywords:
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- Charge Coupled Devices;
- Gamma Ray Bursts;
- Gamma Ray Spectrometers;
- Gamma Rays;
- Get Away Specials (Sts);
- Astrophysics;
- Cameras;
- Experiment Design;
- Payloads;
- Radiation Sources;
- Space Radiation