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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Gamma-ray observatory
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
multiple institutions
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
the field of high-energy astrophysics
understanding of cosmic phenomena |
| gptkbp:contribution |
the early universe
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
2000
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| gptkbp:established |
Gamma-ray bursts
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| gptkbp:has_a |
approximately 1,500 kg
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| gptkbp:has_a_mission_to |
space-based gamma-ray detection
study cosmic gamma-ray sources |
| gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse |
approximately 2 steradians
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
BATSE
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| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
gamma-ray astronomy
|
| gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in |
high-energy astrophysics
cosmic gamma-ray research |
| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
astrophysical observations
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
the study of neutron stars
transient astronomical events monitor the entire sky low_Earth_orbit |
| gptkbp:is_equipped_with |
large area detectors
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| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
gamma-ray detection technology
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
exotic astrophysical phenomena
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
high sensitivity to gamma rays
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
black holes
gamma-ray emissions from space. |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
gamma-ray burst sources
|
| gptkbp:launched |
NASA
April 5, 1991 the universe's high-energy processes the_Compton_Observatory_mission the_Space_Shuttle_Atlantis |
| gptkbp:led_to |
the discovery of the afterglow of gamma-ray bursts
|
| gptkbp:measures |
gamma-ray emissions
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| gptkbp:missions |
the_RXTE_and_INTEGRAL_missions
|
| gptkbp:operates_in |
1991
2000 20 keV to 10 MeV |
| gptkbp:produces |
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
|
| gptkbp:provides |
astrophysics research
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
over 2700 gamma-ray bursts
the nature of gamma-ray bursts |
| gptkbp:research |
the isotropy of gamma-ray bursts
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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| gptkbp:theory |
cosmic ray origins
|
| gptkbp:uses |
multiple detectors
|
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
the cosmological nature of gamma-ray bursts
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