Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
(CGRO, GRO)
(1990s space observatory for gamma ray observation)
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO or GRO) was a spacecraft
observing gamma rays. It was launched in 1991 and
functioned until 2000.
Instruments include:
CGRO carried out some surveys and caught gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)
including a very strong burst in early 1999.
(telescope,gamma rays,spacecraft,NASA,transients,past)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGRO
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cgro/index.html
https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/hillger/cgro.htm
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1991-027B
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993A%26AS...97....5G/abstract
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 41pm | 7.3EHz | 30keV | begin | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory |
| 62pm | 4.9EHz | 20keV | end | Compton Gamma Ray Observatory |
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| Prefix | Example | | |
| 2EG | 2EG J0809+5117 | 2nd EGRET catalog | |
| 2EGS | 2EGS J1418-6049 | 2EG supplement | |
| 3EG | 3EG J1621+8203 | 3rd EGRET catalog | |
| GRO | GRO J1655-40 | | |
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Referenced by pages:
Compton telescope
gamma rays (GR)
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
GRO J1655-40
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