Strong gamma-ray bursts observed by COMPTEL during its second year of operation

Authors

R M. Kippen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
A Connors, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Mark L. McConnell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
James M. Ryan, University of New HampshireFollow
W Collmar, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche Physik
J Greiner, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
V. Schonfelder, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche PhysikFollow
M Varendorff, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
W Hermsen, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON)
L Kuiper, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON)
K Bennett, ESTEC
L O. Hanlon, ESTEC
O R. Williams, ESTEC
C Winkler, ESTEC

Abstract

The imaging Compton telescope COMPTEL onboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory can localize gamma-ray bursts occurring inside its ∼1 sr field-of-view in the energy range from 0.75 to 30 MeV with location accuracy of ∼1°. Additional time-resolved spectral measurements in the energy range 0.1 to 10 MeV are made by individual COMPTEL ‘burst’ detectors. During its second year of operation. COMPTEL observed several gamma-ray bursts. Locations of five strong bursts (including the rapidly imaged events GRB 930131 and GRB 930309) are presented here along with the findings from preliminary spectral analysis.

Department

Physics

Publication Date

5-1995

Journal Title

Advances in Space Research

Publisher

Elsevier

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/0273-1177(94)00054-5

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

R. . Kippen, A. Connors, M. McConnell, J. Ryan, W. Collmar, J. Greiner, V. Schönfelder, M. Varendorff, W. Hermsen, L. Kuiper, K. Bennett, L. Hanlon, O. . Williams, and C. Winkler, ‘Strong gamma-ray bursts observed by COMPTEL during its second year of operation’, Advances in Space Research, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 139–142, May 1995.