EGRET DETECTION OF HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAYS FROM THE GAMMA-RAY BURST OF 3 MAY 1991

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SCHNEID, EJ
BERTSCH, DL
FICHTEL, CE
HARTMAN, RC
HUNTER, SD
KANBACH, G
KNIFFEN, DA
KWOK, PW
LIN, YC
MATTOX, JR
MAYERHASSELWANDER, HA
MICHELSON, PF
VONMONTIGNY, C
NOLAN, PL
PINKAU, K
ROTHERMEL, H
SOMMER, M
SREEKUMAR, P
THOMPSON, DJ
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[1] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, NATL ACAD SCI, GREENBELT, MD 20771 USA
[2] STANFORD UNIV, HANSEN EXPTL PHYS LAB, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
[3] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, COMP SCI CORP, GRO SCI SUPPORT CTR, GREENBELT, MD 20771 USA
[4] NASA, GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR, UNIV SPACE RES ASSOC, GREENBELT, MD 20771 USA
[5] MAX PLANCK INST EXTRATERRESTR PHYS, W-8046 GARCHING, GERMANY
[6] HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLL, HAMPDEN SYDNEY, VA 23943 USA
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GAMMA-RAYS; BURSTS;
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
On May 3, 1991, the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory detected a gamma-ray burst both in the energy measurement subsystem and independently in the spark chamber assembly. Six individual photons were detected in the spark chamber, allowing a determination of the burst arrival direction which was l(II) = 171.9-degrees +/- 1.3-degrees, b(II) = 5.3-degrees +/- 1.1-degrees. Three energy spectra were measured from 1 to 200 MeV; they were measured during the first second after the BATSE trigger, the next two seconds and the subsequent four seconds. The first two spectra exhibit a similar differential spectra index of about -2.2 with no apparent high-energy cut-off. By the time of the third spectrum, and additional soft component is evident.
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