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Instrument Description And Performance Of The Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescope Comptel Aboard The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, V. Schonfelder, H. Aarts, K Bennett, H Deboer, J. Clear, W Collmar, A Connors, A. Deerenberg, R Diehl, A. Von Dordrecht, J W. Den Herder, W Hermsen, R M. Kippen, L Kuiper, G G. Lichti, J Lockwood, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, D Morris, R Much, James M. Ryan, G. Simpson, M. Snelling, G Stacy, H Steinle, A W. Strong, B Swanenburg, B G. Taylor, C De Vries, C Winkler
Instrument Description And Performance Of The Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescope Comptel Aboard The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, V. Schonfelder, H. Aarts, K Bennett, H Deboer, J. Clear, W Collmar, A Connors, A. Deerenberg, R Diehl, A. Von Dordrecht, J W. Den Herder, W Hermsen, R M. Kippen, L Kuiper, G G. Lichti, J Lockwood, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, D Morris, R Much, James M. Ryan, G. Simpson, M. Snelling, G Stacy, H Steinle, A W. Strong, B Swanenburg, B G. Taylor, C De Vries, C Winkler
Space Science Center
The COMPTEL instrument aboard the COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Observatory and its performance capabilities are described. Calibration data are used to determine the angular and energy response, and the effective detection area. The imaging properties of COMPTEL are demonstrated, and the sensitivity of Comptel to celestial gamma-ray sources are estimated from flight data.
An Overview Of First Results From Comptel, V. Schonfelder, H Aarts, K Bennett, H Bloemen, H Deboer, M Busetta, W Collmar, A Connors, R Diehl, J W. Den Herder, W Hermsen, L Kuiper, G G. Lichti, J Lockwood, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, D Morris, R Much, James M. Ryan, G. Simpson, J G. Stacy, H Steinle, A W. Strong, B Swanenburg, B G. Taylor, M Varendorff, C De Vries, W Webber, C Winkler
An Overview Of First Results From Comptel, V. Schonfelder, H Aarts, K Bennett, H Bloemen, H Deboer, M Busetta, W Collmar, A Connors, R Diehl, J W. Den Herder, W Hermsen, L Kuiper, G G. Lichti, J Lockwood, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, D Morris, R Much, James M. Ryan, G. Simpson, J G. Stacy, H Steinle, A W. Strong, B Swanenburg, B G. Taylor, M Varendorff, C De Vries, W Webber, C Winkler
Space Science Center
COMPTEL is the first imaging telescope to explore the MeV gamma-ray range (0.7 to 30 MeV). At present, it is performing a complete sky survey. Targets of special interest in the COMPTEL energy range are radio pulsars, X-ray binaries, novae, supernovae, supernova remnants, mulecular clouds, the interstellar medium within the Milky Way, active galactic nuclei, and the diffuse cosmic background radiation. The data from the first half year of the mission have demonstrated that COMPTEL performs as expected. The Crab is clearly seen at its proper position in the first images of the anticenter region of the galaxy. The Crab …
Comptel Observations Of Gamma-Ray Bursts - Imaging And Localization, A Connors, H Aarts, K Bennett, H Bloemen, H Deboer, M Busetta, W Collmar, R Diehl, R Van Dijk, L O. Hanlon, J W. Den Herder, W Hermsen, R M. Kippen, L Kuiper, A. Klumper, G G. Lichti, J Lockwood, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, D Morris, R Much, James M. Ryan, V. Schonfelder, G. Simpson, J G. Stacy, H Steinle, A W. Strong, B Swanenburg, B G. Taylor, M Varendorff, C De Vries, W Webber, O R. Williams, C Winkler
Comptel Observations Of Gamma-Ray Bursts - Imaging And Localization, A Connors, H Aarts, K Bennett, H Bloemen, H Deboer, M Busetta, W Collmar, R Diehl, R Van Dijk, L O. Hanlon, J W. Den Herder, W Hermsen, R M. Kippen, L Kuiper, A. Klumper, G G. Lichti, J Lockwood, John R. Macri, Mark L. Mcconnell, D Morris, R Much, James M. Ryan, V. Schonfelder, G. Simpson, J G. Stacy, H Steinle, A W. Strong, B Swanenburg, B G. Taylor, M Varendorff, C De Vries, W Webber, O R. Williams, C Winkler
Space Science Center
The COMPTEL experiment on GRO images 0.7-30 MeV celestial gamma-radiation that falls within its 1 steradian field of view. During the first eleven months of orbit, preliminary lozalizations from BATSE triggers indicated that about 1 in 6 cosmic events could have fallen within COMPTEL's field of view. WE present COMPTEL positions for four of the brighter of these gamma-ray bursts.