The ability of COS-B to measure gamma-ray bursts

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Jun 1976

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(COSPAR, Symposium on Fast Transients in X- and Gamma-Rays, Varna, Bulgaria, May 29-31, 1975.) Astrophysics and Space Science, v

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Cos-B Satellite, Cosmic X Rays, Gamma Rays, Satellite Observation, X Ray Astronomy, Data Systems, Energy Spectra, Radiation Detectors, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Scintillation Counters, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Sources

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The COS-B satellite for gamma-ray astronomy, launched on 7 August 1975, features as part of the main instrument a 1.1 sq m, 10 mm thick, plastic scintillator for the vetoing of charged particle events. This detector which has an average effective area of 360 sq cm for gamma-rays in the interval 0.1 to 1 MeV has been instrumented to detect and record the temporal structure of cosmic gamma ray bursts. The instrument will be sensitive to gamma bursts down to 3 per cent of the typical intensities measured by the Vela satellite system. The best time resolution achievable is 1.6 ms. The satellite will be placed in a 100,000 km eccentric orbit. A long base line will be available for the triangulation of the source position, given comparable data from other satellites.

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