Published September 1, 1991
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Journal article
Burst detection capability of the Mars Observer gamma-ray spectrometer
- 1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109 (United States)
- 2. Department of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States)
- 3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544 (United States)
- 4. Goddard Space Flight Center, Building 21, Room 173A, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (United States)
Description
This paper describes the gamma-ray burst detection capability of the gamma-ray spectrometer on board the Mars Observer spacecraft. The instrument is designed to respond to significant bursts by suspending its observation of the martian surface in favor of optimizing the collection of pre-burst, burst, and post-burst data. The results are expected to contribute to our understanding of gamma-ray bursts through a high-energy resolution search for line emission, by the examination of spectral shapes and by comprising one leg of an arrival time network to determine the direction of origin
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 265
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 353-358.
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- Gamma ray burst conference.
- Dates
- 17-18 Oct 1991.
- Place
- Huntsville, AL (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25041161
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; SENSITIVITY
- Descriptors DEC
- ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS; SPECTROMETERS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-9110310--.