COMPTEL observations of gamma-ray bursts

Authors

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

Abstract

The COMPTEL experiment on GRO images 0.7 – 30 MeV celestial gamma-radiation that falls within its 1 steradian field of view. During the first fifteen months in orbit, preliminary localizations from BATSE triggers indicated that about 1 in 6 cosmic events could have fallen within COMPTEL's field of view. We summarize work on the brightest of these gamma-ray bursts and present new position constraints for GRB 911118 and GRB 920622.

Department

Physics

Publication Date

12-1993

Journal Title

Advances in Space Research

Publisher

Elsevier

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/0273-1177(93)90184-D

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

A. Connors, W. Collmar, L. Hanlon, W. Hermsen, R.M. Kippen, L. Kuiper, M. McConnell, J. Ryan, V. Schönfelder, M. Varendorff, O.R. Williams and C. Winkler. COMPTEL observations of gamma-ray bursts. 1993, Adv. Space Research, 13, No. 12, pp. 715-718.