BACODINE/3rd Interplanetary Network burst localization

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.51694· OSTI ID:21163538

Hurley, K; Barthelmy, S; Butterworth, P; Cline, T; Sommer, M; Boer, M; Niel, M; Kouveliotou, C; Fishman, G; Meegan, C ^[1]

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1. University of California Space Sciences Laboratory Berkeley, California 94720-7450 (United States)

Even with only two widely separated spacecraft (Ulysses and GRO), 3rd Interplanetary Network (IPN) localizations can reduce the areas of BATSE error circles by two orders of magnitude. Therefore it is useful to disseminate them as quickly as possible following BATSE bursts. We have implemented a system which transmits the light curves of BACODINE/BATSE bursts directly by e-mail to UC Berkeley immediately after detection. An automatic e-mail parser at Berkeley watches for these notices, determines the Ulysses crossing time window, and initiates a search for the burst data on the JPL computer as they are received. In ideal cases, it is possible to retrieve the Ulysses data within a few hours of a burst, generate an annulus of arrival directions, and e-mail it out to the astronomical community by local nightfall. Human operators remain in this loop, but we are developing a fully automated routine which should remove them, at least for intense events, and reduce turn-around times to an absolute minimum. We explain the current operations, the data types used, and the speed/accuracy tradeoffs.

• OSTI ID: 21163538
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 384; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING
ERRORS
GAMMA DETECTION
VELOCITY