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Title

GRB 970228 w/X-ray counterpart

Description

Eight hours after the detection of GRB 970228, BeppoSax was able to isolate an X-ray source at the location in the Orion constellation. This is the first X-ray counterpart data captured following a gamma-ray burst.

Facility

BeppoSAX

Instrument

Subject

  • GRB 970228
  • Gamma Ray Burst

Spectral Type

X-ray

Date Created

1997-02-28

Credits

BeppoSAX Science Data Center (SDC) and the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)

Type

Observation

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray Impact

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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