| Name | GRB, Gamma Ray Burst experiment |
| Mission | Ulysses |
| URL | http://ufa.esac.esa.int/ufa/ |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-t3yn1r7 |
| Abstract | GRB consists of two CsI scintillators and two Si surface barrier detectors covering the energy range 5-150 keV. It has three main scientific objectives. The first is to study and monitor solar flare X-ray emission. The second is the detection and localization of cosmos gamma-ray bursts. The third is the in-situ detection of Jovian auroral X-radiation. |
| Description | The archived data consist of count rates from the sum of two hemispherical detectors covering 4 pi steradians and operating continuously. The nominal energy range is 25-150 keV. The time resolution of the data takes on one of four values depending on the telemetry rate and instrument operating mode: 0.25, 0.5, 1, or 2 seconds. |
| Publication | Hurley, K., et al., The solar X-ray/cosmic gamma-ray burst experiment aboard ULYSSES, Astron Astrophys. Suppl. Ser: 92, 401-410 (1992); link to publication |
| Temporal Coverage | 1990.10.06 - 2009.30.06 |
| Mission Description | The joint ESA-NASA Ulysses deep-space mission conducted the first-ever out-of-ecliptic study of the heliosphere - the region of space influenced by the Sun and its magnetic field. The European-built Ulysses spacecraft was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on the 6th of October 1990, and remained operative until the 30th of June 2009, covering almost a full 22-year solar magnetic cycle. Wenzel, K.P., Marsden, R.G., Page, D.E., Smith, E.J., The ULYSSES Mission, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl., 92, 2, 207-219, 1992; link to publication |
| Creator Contact | Dr. Kevin Hurley, khurley@ssl.berkeley.edu |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | When publishing any works related to this experiment, please cite the DOI found herein. |