First results from GRO-Comptel

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Nov 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991esabu..68...53b&link_type=abstract

ESA Bulletin (ISSN 0376-4265), no. 68, Nov. 1991, p. 53-60.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

European Space Programs, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Observatory, Spaceborne Astronomy, Cos-B Satellite, Crab Nebula, Gamma Ray Bursts, International Cooperation, Pulsars, Satellite Ground Support

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The ESA's Compton Imaging Telescope (Comptel), which was launched aboard the Gamma-Ray Observatory on April 5, 1991 is described with special attention given to the instrument specifications. The first results obtained by Comptel are discussed. These include images of Crab Nebula, a precise light curve obtained from Crab Pulsar, and observations of the 3 May 1991 gamma burst with 1 deg accuracy and of two solar flares that occurred two days apart.

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