Abstract
The Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is a NASA Small Explorer satellite designed to study hard x-ray and gamma-ray emission from solar flares. In addition, its high-resolution array of germanium detectors can see photons from high-energy sources throughout the Universe. Here we discuss the various algorithms necessary to extract spectra, lightcurves, and other information about cosmic gamma-ray bursts, pulsars, and other astrophysical phenomena using an unpointed, spinning array of detectors. We show some preliminary results and discuss our plans for future analyses. All RHESSI data are public, and scientists interested in participating should contact the principal author.
Department
Space Science Center, Physics
Publication Date
3-10-2003
Journal Title
SPIE Proceedings
Publisher
SPIE
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1117/12.461415
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
David M. Smith ; Robert P. Lin ; Kevin C. Hurley ; Wayne Coburn ; Gordon J. Hurford ; Claudia Wigger ; W. Hajdas ; Alex Zehnder and Mark L. McConnell "Nonsolar astronomy with the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI)", Proc. SPIE 4851, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy, 1163 (March 10, 2003); doi:10.1117/12.461415; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.461415
Rights
10.1117/12.461415