SN 1987A - The impact of greater than 50 MeV gamma-ray luminosity limits on theories of particle acceleration

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Balloon-Borne Instruments, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Particle Acceleration, Supernova 1987A, Balloon Flight, Compton Effect, Spark Chambers, Supernovae

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Analysis of the data obtained from two flights of a balloonborne gamma-ray detector to observe SN 1987A was completed. The detector, which included a spark chamber to determine the arrival directions of the photons, was sensitive in the energy range 50-500 MeV. The 95 percent confidence upper limit to the flux on day 55 after the explosion has been established to be 1.1 x 10 exp -5 photons/sq cm/s and on day 407 to be 3.4 x 10 exp -5 photons/sq cm/s. These limits are compared with various theoretical predictions.

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