Operation and Performance of the OSSE Instrument

Abstract

The Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) on the Arthur Holly Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is described. An overview of the operation and control of the instrument is given, together with a discussion of typical observing strategies used with OSSE and basic data types produced by the instrument. Some performance measures for the instrument are presented, obtained from pre-launch and in-flight data. These include observing statistics, continuum and line sensitivity, and detector effective area and gain stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA464471

Entities

People

  • G. H. Share
  • J. D. Kurfess
  • J. E. Grove
  • M. D. Leising
  • M. S> Strickman
  • R. A. Cameron
  • R. A. Kroeger
  • R. J. Murphy
  • R. L. Kinzer
  • W. N. Johnson

Organizations

  • Universities Space Research Association

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Calibration
  • Charged Particles
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Gamma Rays
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detectors
  • Pulse Height Analyzers
  • Solar System
  • Spacecraft
  • Telemetry
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Solar Physics