Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982aipc...77..201f&link_type=abstract
In: Gamma ray transients and related astrophysical phenomena; Proceedings of the Workshop, La Jolla, CA, August 5-8, 1981. (A83-
Physics
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Bremsstrahlung, Cyclotron Radiation, Gamma Ray Bursts, Absorption Spectra, Continuous Spectra, Scintillation Counters
Scientific paper
It is pointed out that most gamma-ray bursts have spectra that are fit by an optically thin thermal bremsstrahlung shape. The small emitting volume implied by the observation of spectral features identified as cyclotron absorption lines from a 10 to the 12th Gauss field is shown to prevent thermal bremsstrahlung from providing sufficient luminosities to account for the observed fluxes unless the optical depth to Compton scattering is large. It is also demonstrated that complicated detector response functions can introduce artifacts that mimic absorption features below 60 keV unless the absolute gain of the detector is established and correctly applied in analysis. Comparing the continuum as observed by the Berkeley/Los Alamos ISEE-3 gamma-ray detector with the continuum observed by the Konus (Mazets et al. 1981) experiments, a lack of agreement is found, suggesting that the gain of one of these experiments may be incorrect.
Fenimore Edward E.
Kane Sharad R.
Klebesadel Ray W.
Laros John G.
Stockdale R. E.
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