Overview of the Compton Observatory instruments

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May 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997aipc..410..509k&link_type=abstract

The fourth compton symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 410, pp. 509-523 (1997).

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X- And Gamma-Ray Telescopes And Instrumentation, Spectroscopy And Spectrophotometry, X-Ray, Gamma-Ray

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The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and its complement of four scientific instruments has completed over six years of outstanding on-orbit operation. In this paper we summarize the capabilities of the four CGRO experiments. The enhanced capabilities that have been achieved since the beginning of the mission are discussed. Recently, the spacecraft has been re-boosted to a higher orbit that could extend the mission lifetime for another ten years. This will enable continued monitoring of the hard X-ray sky by BATSE, continued mapping of the Galaxy across the gamma ray spectrum, the capability to observe rare events such as extragalactic supernovae, and solar flare observations during the next solar maximum by all instruments. The instrumental capabilities for an extended mission are discussed.

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