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Gamma Ray Burst Detector (OGBD)

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/PioneerVenusOrbiter/OGBD

Description

An omnidirectional gamma-ray detector employing two Phoswich scintillation spectrometers sensitive to photons from 0.2 to 2.0 MeV was used with logic circuitry to detect the beginning of a gamma event and to initiate a period of rapid data collection. Data were stored in a memory unit for subsequent transmission to earth. Confirmation that a true gamma event had occurred was obtained by comparison with results from other experiments in earth satellites. This experiment provided long-baseline time correlations necessary for calculating accurate source locations.

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/PioneerVenusOrbiter/OGBD
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Gamma Ray Burst Detector (OGBD)
AlternateName
OGBD
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

An omnidirectional gamma-ray detector employing two Phoswich scintillation spectrometers sensitive to photons from 0.2 to 2.0 MeV was used with logic circuitry to detect the beginning of a gamma event and to initiate a period of rapid data collection. Data were stored in a memory unit for subsequent transmission to earth. Confirmation that a true gamma event had occurred was obtained by comparison with results from other experiments in earth satellites. This experiment provided long-baseline time correlations necessary for calculating accurate source locations.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Ray.W.Klebesadel
InformationURL
Name
NSSDC's Master Catalog
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Description

Information about the Gamma Ray Burst Detector (OGBD) experiment on the Pioneer Venus Orbiter mission.

InstrumentType
Spectrometer
InvestigationName
Gamma Ray Burst Detector (OGBD) on Pioneer Venus Orbiter
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