Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory: St. Louis, MO 1992This volume presents complete results of the discoveries made by the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. Papers by Carl Fichtel, Gerald Fishman, James Kurfess, and Volker Schonfelder, principal investigators for the four on-board instruments, highlight this work. It contains coverage of supernovae, galactic sources, solar flares, and pulsars, and is intended for students and researchers in astronomy and astrophysics. |
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The Compton Observatory in Perspective | 3 |
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COMPTEL Observations of the Inner Galaxy | 30 |
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1993 American Institute 511 keV line acceleration accretion disk analysis angle annihilation Ap.J Astrophys Astrophysics background BATSE beam black hole blazars bremsstrahlung calculated CGRO COMPTEL Compton Observatory Compton scattering continuum COS-B count rate Crab Crab pulsar Cyg X-1 decay density detected detector diffuse distribution EGRET electrons emission energy range fraction G. J. Fishman Galactic Center Galactic plane Galaxy gamma gamma-ray bursts Geminga Ginga hard X-ray high energy Institute of Physics instrument intensity light curve luminosity magnetic field mass measured Meegan NASA neutrino neutron star Nova observed obtained optical orbital OSSE parameters particles peak phase photon point sources positrons power law produced pulsar pulse quasars radiation radio redshift region relativistic sample sensitivity shows significant simulations solar flares spacecraft spectra spectrum statistical supernova telescope transient trigger upper limit variability Vela viewing period y-ray