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GAMMA-BURST DETECTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
CONT

The proposed mission would study these [X-ray] phenomena with four instruments: a large-area proportional counter, a phoswich detector, a four-component all-sky wide-field camera array and a gamma-burst detector. The instruments will be mounted on a free-flying spacecraft placed in a low altitude (600 km) circular equatorial orbit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie

Spanish

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