Compton Gamma Ray Observatory - highlights of the sky survey.
Abstract
NASA's COMPTON Gamma Ray Observatory has completed the first full sky survey in gamma rays on 1991 November 17. In this paper the highlights of this first observation period of COMPTON are presented. Special topics are the mysterious gamma-ray bursts, the surprising large number of active galactic nuclei found, the 511 keV and 1.8 MeV line emissions from the galactic plane, the detection of the 57Co line from supernova 1987A, some pulsar results and observations of gamma rays and neutrons from solar flares. Emphasis is given to present combined results of all four instruments on the COMPTON Gamma Ray Observatory.
- Publication:
-
Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion (ITC-4)
- Pub Date:
- May 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993ppcn.conf..145S
- Keywords:
-
- Gamma-Ray Astronomy: Space Missions;
- Gamma-Ray Astronomy: Sky Surveys;
- Gamma Rays: Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Solar Gamma Rays;
- Gamma-Ray Bursts;
- Supernova 1987A in LMC;
- Compton Effect;
- Gamma Ray Bursts;
- Gamma Ray Observatory;
- Sky Surveys (Astronomy);
- Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Gamma Ray Spectra;
- Gamma Ray Telescopes;
- Solar Flares;
- Spaceborne Telescopes;
- Astronomy