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Deka-keV X-ray emission associated with the onset of radio noise storms
Radio noise storms show that suprathermal electrons (a few tens of keV) are present in the vicinity of active regions during several hours or even a few days. Where and how these electrons are energized is not...
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Study of WATCH GRB error boxes
We have studied the first WATCH GRB Catalogue ofγ-ray Bursts in order to find correlations between WATCH GRB error boxes and a great variety of celestial objects present in 33 different catalogues. No particular ...
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Review of GRANAT observations of gamma-ray bursts
The GRANAT observatory was launched into a high apogee orbit on 1 December, 1989. Three instruments onboard GRANAT - PHEBUS, WATCH and SIGMA are able to detect gamma-ray bursts in a very broad energy range fro...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Observations of γ-ray bursts and solar flares with Granat
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Mission aspects of GRASP ESA's prospective gamma-ray astronomy satellite
Mission aspects of the project GRASP (Gamma-Ray Astronomy with Spectroscopy and Positioning) are described as documented in the ESA assessment study at the end of 1986. The goals of this study addressed scient...
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The GRASP telescope
The GRASP mission Gamma-Ray Astronomy with Spectroscopy and Positioning addresses the scientific goals of fine spectroscopy with imaging and accurate positioning of gamma-ray sources, an unexplored area within...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Map** the Galactic Center Region with Grasp
The GRASP mission (Gamma-ray Astronomy with Spectroscopy and Positioning) is currently under study as an ESA space astronomy mission to be launched in the mid 90’s. GRASP is designed as a high quality spectral im...
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The HEAO-3 Cosmic Ray Isotope spectrometer
This paper describes the Cosmic Ray Isotope instrument launched aboard the HEAO-3 satellite on September 20, 1979. The primary purpose of the experiment is to measure the isotopic composition of cosmic ray nuc...