DocumentCode
822377
Title
Location of Transient Gamma-Ray Sources with Thin Flat Scintillators
Author
Parnell, T.A. ; Gregory, J.C. ; Kuo, T.L.
Author_Institution
Space Sciences Laboratory, NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35812
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
1976
Firstpage
476
Lastpage
479
Abstract
Thin flat slabs of scintillator are a useful means of measuring angular location of gamma-ray fluxes of astronomical interest. A statistical estimate of position error has been made of two scintillator systems suitable for gamma-ray burst location from a balloon or satellite platform. A single rotating scintillator with associated flux monitor is compared with a pair of stationary orthogonal scintillators. Position error for a strong burst is of the order of a few arcmin if systematic errors are ignored.
Keywords
Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Astronomy; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gamma ray bursts; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Satellites; Slabs; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1976.4328291
Filename
4328291
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