Burst Alert Telescope (BAT)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:detects gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:enables rapid follow-up observations
gptkbp:fieldOfView 1.4 steradians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burst Alert Telescope (BAT)
gptkbp:launchDate 2004-11-20
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Swift_satellite
gptkbp:mass 286 kg
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 32768
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission
gptkbp:primaryUse detect gamma-ray bursts
gptkbp:provides burst positions
burst spectra
burst timing
gptkbp:resolution 17 arcminutes
gptkbp:sensorType CdZnTe (Cadmium Zinc Telluride)
gptkbp:uses coded-aperture mask
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 15-150 keV
gptkbp:website https://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov/about_swift/bat_desc.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Swift_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7