Published 1982 | Version v1
Book

Observations of a gamma-ray burst and other sources with a large-area, balloon-borne detector

  • 1. Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville

Description

Observations of a weak cosmic gamma ray burst of integrated intensity 2 x 10 to the -6th erg/sq cm, two solar flare events, and pulsed emission profiles of A0535+26 and NP0532 are reported for several energy intervals in the energy range from 45 to 520 keV. The measurements were made with a NaI(Tl) detector array flown on a balloon to 4 g/sq cm residual atmosphere from Palestine, Texas, on October 6-8, 1980, for 28 hours. The detector is a prototype of the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) to be flown on the Gamma-Ray Observatory

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Institute of Physics.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Gamma ray transients and related astrophysical phenomena
Journal Page Range
p. 67-78.

Conference

Title
Workshop on gamma ray transients and related astrophysical phenomena.
Dates
5-8 Aug 1981.
Place
La Jolla, CA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
15029718
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ATMOSPHERES; BALLOONS; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; GAMMA RADIATION; MEASURING METHODS; MONITORING; PULSARS; SOLAR FLARES; TEXAS; TRANSIENTS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STELLAR FLARES; USA