The Einstein Observatory detection of faint X-ray flashes

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 466, Issue 2 PART I, 1996, Pages 779-794

  Gotthelf, E V ^a,d   Hamilton, T T ^b   Helfand, D J ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: bursts; Surveys; X rays: bursts

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344453804     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/177552     Document Type: Article

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