Gamma ray monitoring of a AGN and galactic black hole candidates by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

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Feb 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992nascp3137..321s&link_type=abstract

In NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, The Compton Observatory Science Workshop p 321-327 (SEE N92-21874 12-90)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Active Galactic Nuclei, Black Holes (Astronomy), Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Ray Observatory, Gamma Rays, Occultation, Scintillation Counters, Electric Potential, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Optical Scanners

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The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory's Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) has a powerful capability to provide nearly uninterrupted monitoring in the 25 keV-10 MeV range of both active galactic nuclei (AGN) and galactic black hole candidates (GBHC) such as Cygnus X-1, using the occultation of cosmic sources by the Earth. Since the Crab is detected by the BATSE Large Area Detectors with roughly 25(sigma) significance in the 15-125 keV range in a single rise or set, a variation by a factor of two of a source having one-tenth the strength of Cygnus X-1 should be detectable within a day. Methods of modeling the background are discussed which will increase the accuracy, sensitivity, and reliability of the results beyond those obtainable from a linear background fit with a single rise or set discontinuity.

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