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Title: Gamma-ray burst data from DMSP satellites

Abstract

A number of gamma-ray bursts 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-second resolving time, and are usually telemetered in 5 energy bins in the range 50--1000 keV. Although it is not possible to detect gamma-ray bursts 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 gamma-ray bursts 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 gamma-ray bursts.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10114304
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-91-4034; CONF-9110310-2
ON: DE92005061
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: Gamma ray burst conference,Huntsville, AL (United States),17-18 Oct 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; GAMMA DETECTION; SATELLITES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; 661300; 440104; OTHER ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Terrell, J, Klebesadel, R W, Lee, P, and Griffee, J W. Gamma-ray burst data from DMSP satellites. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.2172/10114304.
Terrell, J, Klebesadel, R W, Lee, P, & Griffee, J W. Gamma-ray burst data from DMSP satellites. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10114304
Terrell, J, Klebesadel, R W, Lee, P, and Griffee, J W. 1991. "Gamma-ray burst data from DMSP satellites". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10114304. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10114304.
@article{osti_10114304,
title = {Gamma-ray burst data from DMSP satellites},
author = {Terrell, J and Klebesadel, R W and Lee, P and Griffee, J W},
abstractNote = {A number of gamma-ray bursts 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-second resolving time, and are usually telemetered in 5 energy bins in the range 50--1000 keV. Although it is not possible to detect gamma-ray bursts 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 gamma-ray bursts 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 gamma-ray bursts.},
doi = {10.2172/10114304},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10114304}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}