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Instrument details
Acronym
KONUS
Full name
Gamma Ray Burst Investigation
Purpose
To study gamma-ray burst and solar flares
Short description
Assemblage of units for: monitoring of gamma-ray burst energy spectra over the energy range 10 keV to 10 MeV; measurement of burst time histories in three energy ranges covering 10 to 770 keV; high-time-resolution measurement (2 ms resolution) for the high-intensity sections of a burst time history; and continuous measurement of the gamma ray and cosmic ray background, interrupted only to read out bursts
Background
Cooperation NASA-Roscosmos. Part of a package of instruments to observe the solar wind
Scanning Technique
Interplanetary space observation from the L1 Lagrange libration point
Resolution
N/A (integrated over the full interplanetary space)
Coverage / Cycle
Interplanetary space at 0.064 s intervals
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
1995-02-15 to ≥2021
Last update:
2021-11-10
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Space radiometer or spectrometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
Subcomponent 3 Gamma-ray spectrometer [from GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO]
Mission objectives
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Gamma-ray flux spectrum 4 - fair No specific limitation. Interplanetary space viewing
Instrument: KONUS