Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
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The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gamma-ray Burst Monitor canonical | 4 |
| Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor | 1 |
| Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope payload | 1 |
| Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2962551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Context triple: [Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, secondaryInstrument, Gamma-ray Burst Monitor]
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A.
Burst Alert Telescope
The Burst Alert Telescope is a high-energy gamma-ray detector on the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory designed to rapidly locate and trigger follow-up observations of cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
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B.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
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C.
NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray observatory that uses high-energy focusing optics to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and other energetic cosmic phenomena.
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D.
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a NASA space telescope dedicated to observing high-energy gamma-ray emissions from cosmic sources, significantly advancing our understanding of phenomena like gamma-ray bursts, pulsars, and active galactic nuclei.
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E.
Spektr-RG observatory
The Spektr-RG observatory is a Russian-German space telescope mission designed to conduct an all-sky X-ray survey, particularly focused on studying galaxy clusters, black holes, and other high-energy cosmic phenomena.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Target entity description: The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
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A.
Burst Alert Telescope
The Burst Alert Telescope is a high-energy gamma-ray detector on the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory designed to rapidly locate and trigger follow-up observations of cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
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B.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
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C.
NuSTAR Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) is a space-based X-ray observatory that uses high-energy focusing optics to study black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and other energetic cosmic phenomena.
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D.
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a NASA space telescope dedicated to observing high-energy gamma-ray emissions from cosmic sources, significantly advancing our understanding of phenomena like gamma-ray bursts, pulsars, and active galactic nuclei.
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E.
Spektr-RG observatory
The Spektr-RG observatory is a Russian-German space telescope mission designed to conduct an all-sky X-ray survey, particularly focused on studying galaxy clusters, black holes, and other high-energy cosmic phenomena.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fermi instrument
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astrophysics experiment ⓘ gamma-ray detector ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GBM ⓘ |
| agency |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (project management)
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linked to:
Goddard Space Flight Center
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| collaboratesWith |
Large Area Telescope
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linked to:
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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| collaboration |
European institutions
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NASA ⓘ U.S. institutions ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
gravitational-wave counterpart searches
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long gamma-ray burst population studies ⓘ short gamma-ray burst studies ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | publicly available data ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
burst catalogs
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continuous time-tagged event data ⓘ |
| detectorType |
bismuth germanate scintillation detector
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sodium iodide scintillation detector ⓘ |
| energyRangeLower | about 8 keV ⓘ |
| energyRangeUpper | about 40 MeV ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | nearly all-sky ⓘ |
| fullName |
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
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linked to:
Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
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| launchDate | 2008-06-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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linked to:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta II 7920H-10C
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linked to:
Delta rocket
|
| mission |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
|
| numberOfBGODetectors | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfDetectors | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfNaIDetectors | 12 ⓘ |
| observes |
gamma-ray bursts
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soft gamma repeaters ⓘ solar flares in hard X-rays and gamma rays ⓘ terrestrial gamma-ray flashes ⓘ |
| onboardWith |
Fermi Large Area Telescope
ⓘ
linked to:
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
|
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit via Fermi spacecraft ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
detection of gamma-ray bursts
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study of gamma-ray burst temporal and spectral properties ⓘ |
| provides |
gamma-ray burst localization
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gamma-ray burst trigger alerts ⓘ time-resolved spectra of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
gamma-ray astronomy
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high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| sensitivity | high sensitivity to transient gamma-ray events ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ |
| supports |
multi-messenger astronomy
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multiwavelength follow-up observations ⓘ |
| telescopeLocation | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| temporalResolution | sub-millisecond timing capability ⓘ |
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Subject: Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Description of subject: The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor is an instrument aboard NASA’s Fermi space telescope designed to detect and study gamma-ray bursts across a wide field of view.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
linked to: Gamma-ray Burst Monitor