Comments on the gamma-ray burst catalog of Mazets et al. /1981a/

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Nov 1982

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Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 88, no. 1, Nov. 1982, p. 243-246. Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Astronomical Catalogs, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Position (Location), Spaceborne Astronomy, Data Bases, Position Errors, Satellite Observation, Spatial Distribution, Venera Satellites

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A correlation has been discovered between the Venera spacecraft locations and the gamma-ray burst positions reported in the KONUS catalog (Mazets et al., 1981a). The reason for the correlation is not clear, but it could be due to spatial selection effects and/or large localization errors for weak or soft bursts. Whatever the cause, it seems likely that this systematic bias might significantly affect catalog results pertaining to gamma burst locations, intensity distributions, and spectra. For example, it can explain why the KONUS galactic latitude distribution is peaked significantly south of the galactic equator. Apparent discrepanices between the KONUS and Los Alamos gamma burst data bases are noted.

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