Swift BAT
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Swift BAT is a highly sensitive gamma-ray telescope aboard NASA’s Swift satellite, designed to detect and locate cosmic gamma-ray bursts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coded-aperture mask telescope
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gamma-ray telescope ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| acronym | BAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alertsDistributedVia | Gamma-ray Coordinates Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
gamma-ray burst light curves
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gamma-ray burst spectra ⓘ hard X-ray source catalogs ⓘ |
| designedBy | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and collaborators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energyRange | 15–150 keV ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | approximately one-sixth of the sky ⓘ |
| fieldOfViewType | wide field of view ⓘ |
| fullName | Burst Alert Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDetectorArea | about 5200 square centimeters ⓘ |
| hasDetectorMaterial | CdZnTe ⓘ |
| hasDetectorType | cadmium zinc telluride detector ⓘ |
| hasMaskType | random-pattern coded mask ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2004-11-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7320-10C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole |
detection of gamma-ray bursts
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localization of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| observes |
gamma rays
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gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| onboardSpacecraft | Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Swift satellite ⓘ |
| performs | all-sky hard X-ray survey ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
onboard burst localization
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rapid burst detection ⓘ |
| provides | burst positions to ground in near real time ⓘ |
| providesLocalizationAccuracy | arcminute scale positions for gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
study of prompt emission of gamma-ray bursts
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survey of hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray sky ⓘ |
| sensitivity | high sensitivity to transient gamma-ray events ⓘ |
| spacecraftFrame | low Earth orbit via Swift satellite ⓘ |
| supportsScience |
multiwavelength follow-up of gamma-ray bursts
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studies of X-ray binaries in hard X-rays ⓘ studies of active galactic nuclei in hard X-rays ⓘ |
| triggers |
Swift UVOT follow-up observations
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Swift XRT follow-up observations ⓘ |
| uses | coded-aperture mask imaging ⓘ |
| wavelengthBand |
hard X-ray
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soft gamma-ray ⓘ |
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