DMSP satellites as gamma-ray burst detectors

Conference · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:6787707

Terrell, J; Lee, P; Klebesadel, R W ^[1]; Griffee, J W ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
2. Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

Gamma-ray burst detectors are aboard three U. S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft, in orbit at 800 km altitude, with corresponding fields of view to 117[degree] from the zenith. A large number of bursts have been detected by DMSP, usually confirming and supplementing data from GRO and other spacecraft. The location of a gamma-ray burst source detected by several DMSP spacecraft is considerably restricted by knowledge of the several fields of view. Often non-detection of a strong burst by one or more DMSP spacecraft is even more informative in narrowing the possible area of the burst. The DMSP data in conjunction with observations by other spacecraft can lead to reasonable positional information when more accurate positions are not from GRO or other data.

• OSTI ID: 6787707
• Report Number(s): CONF-9310252-; CODEN: APCPCS
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Vol. 307:1; Conference: 2. gamma-ray burst workshop, Huntsville, AL (United States), 20-22 Oct 1993; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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