Proceedings of the Fourth Compton Symposium. Proceedings

Conference · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:641587

Dermer, C D; Strickman, M S; Kurfess, J D ^[1]

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1. Naval Research Laboratory, Code 7653, Washington, DC 20375-5352 (United States)

These proceedings represent the papers presented at the Fourth Compton Symposium held in Williamsburg, Virginia in April, 1997. This symposium gives the latest development in gamma ray astronomy and summarizes the results obtained by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. One of the missions of the Observatory has been the study of physical processes taking place in the most dynamic sites in the Universe, including supernovae, novae, pulsars, black holes, active galaxies, and gamma{minus}ray bursts. The energies covered range from hard X{minus}ray to gamma{minus}ray regions from 15 KeV to 30 GeV. The Burst and Transient Experiment (BASTE) measures brightness variations in gamma{minus}ray bursts and solar flares. The Oriented Scintillation Spectroscopy Experiment (OSSE), measures spectral output of astrophysical sources in the 0.05 to 10 MeV range. The Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL) detects gamma{minus}rays and performs sky survey in the energy range 1 to 30 MeV. The Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) covers the broadest energy range from 20 MeV to 30 GeV. The papers presented result from all of the above. There were 249 papers presented and out of these, 6 have been abstracted for the Energy, Science and Technology database. (AIP)

• OSTI ID: 641587
• Report Number(s): CONF-9704154--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
GAMMA SPECTRA
LEADING ABSTRACT
MEETINGS
NEBULAE
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRON STARS
NICKEL
NOVAE
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PULSARS
SODIUM
STAR EVOLUTION
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
TITANIUM
WHITE DWARF STARS