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The Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Team of the
National Space Science and Technology Center
welcomes you to its home page.
Our group includes scientists and engineers from NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center, Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and
the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). We are actively
involved in several projects which are designed
to investigate the high energy regime of our Solar System and Universe.
The primary objectives of our research are to study gamma-ray phenomena
such as
pulsars ,
black holes ,
other galaxies,
gamma-ray bursts , and other
exotic astrophysical objects.
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The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, about to be
released from Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1991 April. The eight BATSE
detector modules are mounted on the corners of the satellite.
Four are visible in the image.
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The Burst and Transient Source Experiment.
During 9 years of successful operation, the BATSE detectors on the
Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) continually
recorded observations of gamma-ray bursts,
pulsars, and other transient gamma-ray phenomena. Although the
CGRO mission was terminated by NASA in June 2000,
new science from BATSE and complete data archiving
projects continue to occupy members of the GRA team and provide services to
the high-energy astrophysics community. The Principal
Investigator of this project is
Dr. Gerald J. Fishman.
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The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor. The Gamma-ray
Burst Monitor (GBM) is the secondary instrument on the Fermi Observatory.
The experiment supports the Large-Area Telescope (LAT) in its observations
of gamma-ray bursts and follows in the tracks of CGRO BATSE in observations
of pulsars, terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, soft gamma repeaters, solar
flares, and any high energy transient phenomena,
with a strong emphasis on broad-band spectral measurements. The Principal
Investigator of this project is
Dr. Bill Paciesas.
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Diagram of the GLAST instrument. Image courtesy
of SpectrumAstro.
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