Published May 10, 1997
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Journal article
Status and future of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Creators
- 1. Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (United States)
Description
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and its four experiment packages continue to function in a nearly flawless manner now well into the sixth year of mission operations. We discuss the status of the mission as of mid-1997, as well as the prospects of an extended mission lasting into the next century
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.54039;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 410
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3-13
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 4. Compton symposium
- Dates
- 27-30 Apr 1997
- Place
- Williamsburg, VA (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40047613
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC PHOTONS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTRA; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRON STARS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; SATELLITES; SHOWER COUNTERS; TELESCOPE COUNTERS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASTRONOMY; BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; SPECTROMETERS; STARS; SYNTHESIS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 1997 American Institute of Physics.