Precise source locations of the anomalous 1979 March 5 Gamma-ray transient

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/183766· OSTI ID:5130653

Cline, T L; Desai, U D; Teegarden, B J; Evans, W D; Klebesadel, R W; Laros, J G; Barat, C; Hurley, K; Niel, M; Vedrenne, G; Estulin, I V; Kurt, V G; Mersov, G A; Zenchenko, V M; Weisskopf, M C; Grindlay, J

Refinements in the source direction analysis of the observations of the unusual 1979 March 5 gamma-ray transient are presented. The final results from the interplantary gamma-ray burst network produce a 0.1 arcmin/sup 2/ error box. It is nested inside the initially determined 2 arcmin/sup 2/ source region of Evans et al. that identified the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud as a possible source. This smaller source location is within both the optical and X-ray contours of N49 although not positioned at either contour center.

• Research Organization: Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
• OSTI ID: 5130653
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett. Ed.; (United States) Vol. 255:1; ISSN AJLEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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