It is shown that gamma-ray burst detectors on a network of microspacecraft can be used to directly determine burst directions to a few arcsec in both angular coordinates. This level of accuracy is sufficient to conduct searches for the quiescent counterpart of the burster at other wavelengths. It is maintained that the strawman instrument for the microspacecraft network, consisting of two 1 kg Na I detectors on opposite ends of the spacecraft, is capable of providing a nearly omnidirectional FOV with adequate sensitivity to gamma-ray bursts.


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    Titel :

    Gamma-ray burst localisation with microspacecraft


    Beteiligte:
    Mahoney, W. A. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.10.1989



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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