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Gamma-ray bursts: an overview (Document No: 19910009679)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lestrade, John Patrick |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Gamma Ray Bursts were discovered by researchers studying data from gamma ray detectors aboard the Vela satellites. Since the original discovery, over 500 bursts have been observed by more than a dozen experiments on planetary spacecraft, earth orbiters, balloon flights, and even ground based instruments. Unfortunately, a description of the nature of these transient phenomena is no closer today than two decades ago. Part of the problem lies in the large variability in their physical characteristics. This variability has spawned more than 40 gamma ray burst models. Each model claims some subset of the 500 observed bursts that conclusively proves its validity. A very brief overview is presented of the gamma ray burst phenomenon. |
| File Size | 503668 |
| Page Count | 10 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910009679 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7fr4sh1k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Stellar Spectra Energy Spectra Variability Spaceborne Experiments Satellite Observation General Overviews Gamma Ray Bursts Vela Satellites Mathematical Models Geosynchronous Orbits Balloon Flight Earth Orbits Gamma Ray Astronomy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
