Electronic instrumentation for the gamma ray burst experiment on Stretched Rohini Satellite Series-C (SROSS-C) mission

Author

Sharma, M. Ramakrishna ; Upadhyaya, Nagesh ; Murthy, N. Sitarama ; Umapathy, C.N. ; Sreenivasaiah, K.V.

Author_Institution

ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, India

Volume

40

Issue

6

fYear

1993

fDate

12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1989

Lastpage

1997

Abstract

The Stretched Rohini Satellite Series-C (SROSS-C) was launched into a near-Earth orbit by the Indian Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV-D3) on May 20, 1992. A gamma ray burst (GRB) experimental package for detecting and measuring temporal and spectral characteristics of celestial GRBs was one two main payloads onboard SROSS-C. A microprocessor-based electronics unit was designed and developed for payload data handling, control of payload operation in different modes, and telemetering burst data to ground stations. The electronic instrumentation functioned well during mission lifetime. The electronic instrumentation and its satisfactory performance during the mission period are presented

Keywords

cosmic ray apparatus; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray sources (astronomical); nuclear electronics; scintillation counters; ASLV-D3; Indian Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle; SROSS-C; Stretched Rohini Satellite Series-C; burst data; electronic instrumentation; gamma ray burst experiment; microprocessor-based electronics unit; near-Earth orbit; payload data handling; payload operation; spectral characteristics; telemetering; Data handling; Electronics packaging; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gamma ray bursts; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Instruments; Payloads; Satellites; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.273454

Filename

273454