Published July 1, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Comparison of watch and IPN locations of gamma-ray bursts

  • 1. University of California Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
  • 2. Danish Space Research Institute, DK-2800 Copenhagen (Denmark)
  • 3. Max-Planck Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, D8046 Garching (Germany)
  • 4. Institute for Space Research, 117810 Moscow (Russian Federation)
  • 5. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
  • 6. NASA-MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama 35812 (United States)
  • 7. NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (United States)
  • 8. Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, 31029 Toulouse (France)

Description

The WATCH all sky monitors aboard the Granat and EURECA spacecraft have the capability of independently localizing gamma-ray bursts to error circles whose 3 sigma radii are 1 degree or less. These are the most accurate single-experiment localizations currently achievable. In those cases where both WATCH and one or more experiments from the IPN detect a burst, the localizations may be refined considerably. We have identified approximately 35 bursts between 1991 and 1993 in this category. Some were detected by WATCH, Ulysses, PVO, and BATSE, and so on. We present and compare the locations of some of these bursts

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
307
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 364-368.
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
2. gamma-ray burst workshop.
Dates
20-22 Oct 1993.
Place
Huntsville, AL (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26034052
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COORDINATES; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; DATA ANALYSIS; ERRORS; GAMMA DETECTION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9310252--.