Searching for New Gamma-Ray Sources Using Earth Occultation Imaging with the CGRO/Burst and Transient Source Experiment

Earth occultation provides a means of monitoring gamma-ray sources over the entire sky. This technique has been demonstrated with the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) active from 1991 to 2000, and is now being used with the Gamma-ray Burst Mon...

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Main Author: Zhang, Yuan
Other Authors: Helms, Jack
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11182013-120418/