Gamma-ray burst data from DMSP satellites

Conference · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:5289388

Terrell, J; Klebesadel, R W; Lee, P ^[1]; Griffee, J W ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
2. Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

A number of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been detected by means of gamma-ray detectors aboard three Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites, in polar orbits at 800 km altitude. The gamma-ray data have a 2 s resolving time, and are usually telemetered in 5 energy bins in the range 50--1000 keV. Although it is not possible to detect GRBs when the DMSP satellites are passing through the radiation belt or the South Atlantic Anomaly, or when the source is obscured by the Earth, a number of GRBs have been detected by two or even three of the satellites. THE DMSP data may be of considerable assistance in evaluating time histories, locations, and spectra of GRBs.

• OSTI ID: 5289388
• Report Number(s): CONF-9110310-; CODEN: APCPCS; TRN: 94-004147
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Vol. 265:1; Conference: Gamma ray burst conference, Huntsville, AL (United States), 17-18 Oct 1991; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DETECTION
DATA ANALYSIS
KEV RANGE 10-100
KEV RANGE 100-1000
RADIATION BELTS
COSMIC RADIATION
ENERGY RANGE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
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PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
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