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The swift gamma-ray burst explorer: early views into black-hole creation (Document No: 20070021413)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hill, Joe |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | This viewgraph presentation reviews the discovery of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) in the 1960's and early 1970's, and the characteristics of GRBs. Theoretical predictions and explanations are reviewed. The first observation of a GRB by the Beppo-SAX is discussed, and then the need develop a Gamma Ray Burst detector with a larger field of view, that has rapid follow-up capabilities and has the ability to rapidly get localized positions to the ground. The Swift instruments (i.e., the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT), the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) and the UV/Optical Telescope (UVOT)) are shown and described. The scenario for observing of GRBs is reviewed. Many charts of the some of the GRBs data and GRB spectra are shown. |
| File Size | 6816724 |
| Page Count | 52 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070021413 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8vb3437q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2007-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Swift Observatory Gamma Ray Telescopes Spaceborne Astronomy Ultraviolet Telescopes Gamma Ray Bursts Black Holes Astronomy Gamma Ray Sources Astronomy Gamma Ray Astronomy X Ray Telescopes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
