OSSE Observations of Galactic Sources During Phase I

Abstract

The Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) on the COMPTON Gamma Ray Observatory has undertaken comprehensive observations of astrophysical sources during the eighteen-month Phase 1 of the mission. These include investigations of many galactic sources, including binary X-ray sources, pulsars, several transient X-ray sources observed as Targets-of-Opportunity, and Nova Cygni 1992. Multiple observations of the galactic center region were undertaken to map the diffuse galactic emission and search for point sources. An overview of the galactic source observations and some preliminary results are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA461937

Entities

People

  • David A. Grabelsky
  • J. Eric Grove
  • James D. Kurfess
  • Mark S. Strickman
  • Melville P. Ulmer
  • Richard A. Kroeger
  • Robert L. Kinzer
  • S. M. Matz
  • W. Neil Johnson
  • William R. Purcell

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Astronomy
  • Black Holes
  • Collimators
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Emission
  • Energy Bands
  • Gamma Rays
  • Hard X Rays
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space