COMPTEL Locations and Spectra of Gamma-Ray Bursts

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May 1995

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American Astronomical Society, 186th AAS Meeting, #53.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 27, p.887

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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In its first three years of operation, the COMPTEL instrument aboard Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory has measured the locations (mean accuracy ~ 1deg ) and spectra (0.75--30 MeV) of 18 gamma-ray bursts and continues to observe new events every ~ 1--2 months. The COMPTEL burst locations are consistent with an isotropic angular distribution of sources, yet the spatial coincidence of two of the bursts indicates the possibility of recurrence. The time-averaged COMPTEL burst spectra are consistent with a single power law model above 1 MeV with spectral index in the range 2--3. Measurement of rapid variability at MeV energies in the stronger bursts provides evidence that either the sources are nearby (within the Galaxy) or the gamma-ray emission is relativistically beamed. We review recent analysis results obtained from the existing COMPTEL burst catalog and give an update on new observations, including the on-going search for fading low-energy counterparts using rapidly-determined COMPTEL burst locations.

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