BATSE GAMMA-RAY BURST LINE SEARCH .1. SEARCH FOR NARROW LINES IN SPECTROSCOPY DETECTOR DATA

被引:27
作者
PALMER, DM
TEEGARDEN, BJ
SCHAEFER, BE
CLINE, TL
BAND, DL
FORD, LA
MATTESON, JL
PACIESAS, WS
PENDLETON, GN
BRIGGS, MS
PREECE, RD
FISHMAN, GJ
MEEGAN, CA
WILSON, RB
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,CASS,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
[2] NASA,GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CTR,HUNTSVILLE,AL 35812
[3] MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV,MISSISSIPPI STATE,MS 39762
关键词
GAMMA RAYS; BURSTS;
D O I
10.1086/187552
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Analysis of data from the Spectroscopy Detectors (SDs) of the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) has found no convincing line features in the spectra of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in almost 3 years of operation, in contrast to expectations based on results from other experiments. In this Letter we discuss the visual search for narrow lines in the SD data. The search has examined 192 bursts, of which approximately 18 were intense enough that lines similar to those seen by instruments on the Ginga satellite would have been visible between approximately 20 and approximately 100 keV. A simplified calculation shows that the BATSE and Ginga results are consistent at the 13% level.
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页码:L77 / L80
页数:4
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