EGRET instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

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The EGRET instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a pioneering space-based telescope that conducted high-energy gamma-ray observations of cosmic sources in the 1990s.

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instanceOf astrophysics experiment ⓘ
gamma-ray telescope ⓘ
space-based instrument ⓘ
acronymFor Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
collaborationType international collaboration ⓘ
contributedTo first high-energy gamma-ray all-sky map ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
deactivated around 1998 ⓘ
detectionTechnique pair-conversion telescope ⓘ
discovered many unidentified gamma-ray sources ⓘ
numerous gamma-ray pulsars ⓘ
energyRangeLower about 20 MeV ⓘ
energyRangeUpper about 30 GeV ⓘ
field gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ
fullName Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope ⓘ
hostedBy NASA Great Observatories program ⓘ
hostObservatory Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
influenced design of later space gamma-ray telescopes ⓘ
launchDate 1991-04-05 ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-37 ⓘ
linked to: STS-37
locatedOn low Earth orbit platform ⓘ
missionEnd late 1990s ⓘ
missionStart 1991 ⓘ
observed blazars ⓘ
diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emission ⓘ
extragalactic diffuse gamma-ray background ⓘ
gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
gamma-ray pulsars ⓘ
onSpacecraft Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
partOfMission Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
predecessorOf Fermi Large Area Telescope ⓘ
primaryObjective detect and study cosmic gamma-ray sources ⓘ
survey the high-energy gamma-ray sky ⓘ
producedCatalog EGRET gamma-ray source catalog ⓘ
scientificDiscipline high-energy astrophysics ⓘ
significance pioneering high-energy gamma-ray observations from space ⓘ
studiedPhenomenon active galactic nuclei ⓘ
cosmic rays via gamma-ray emission ⓘ
solar flares in gamma rays ⓘ
supernova remnants ⓘ
timePeriodOfOperation 1990s ⓘ
usesDetectorType anticoincidence detector ⓘ
calorimeter ⓘ
spark chamber ⓘ
wavelengthRange gamma rays ⓘ

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LAT → predecessor → EGRET instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory ⓘ
EGRET → producedCatalog → EGRET gamma-ray source catalog ⓘ
linked to: EGRET instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory