The ECLAIRs micro-satellite for multi-wavelength studies of gamma-ray burst prompt emission

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2778-2785

  Schanne, S ^a   Atteia, J L ^b   Barret, D ^b   Basa, S ^d   Boer, M ^e   Cordier, B ^a   Daigne, F ^f   Ealet, A ^d   Goldoni, P ^a,c   Klotz, A ^b   Limousin, O ^a   Mandrou, P ^b   Mochkovitch, R ^f   Paltani, S ^d   Paul, J ^a,c   Petitjean, P ^f   Pons, R ^b   Skinner, G ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE HAUTE PROVENCE   (France)

^f INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Gamma ray bursts; Gamma rays; Micro satellite; Multi wavelength observation; Real time alert; X rays

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; ROBOTICS; SATELLITES; TELEMETERING; X RAYS;

GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (GRB); MICRO-SATELLITES; REAL-TIME ALERT;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 33144489924     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.862780     Document Type: Conference Paper

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