Distribution of cosmic gamma-ray burst sources over the celestial sphere

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5792325

Mazets, E P; Golenetskii, S V; Il'inskii, V N; Panov, V N; Aptekar', R L; Gur'yan, Y A; Sokolov, I A; Sokolova, Z Y; Kharitonova, T V

Coordinates are determined for 15 sources of ..gamma..-ray bursts detected by the Venera 11 and 12 spacecraft. The distribution of the sources over the celestial sphere indicates that they are strongly concentrated toward the galactic center.

• Research Organization: Ioffe Physics and Technology Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad
• OSTI ID: 5792325
• Journal Information: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN SALED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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