First results from the INTEGRAL galactic plane scans

First results from the INTEGRAL galactic plane scans

Scans of the Galactic plane performed at regular intervals constitute a key element of the guaranteed time observations of the INTEGRAL observing programme. These scans are done for two reasons: frequent monitoring of the Galactic plane in order to detect transient sources, and time resolved mapping...

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Veröffentlicht in:Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) 2003-11, Vol.411 (1), p.L349-L355
Hauptverfasser: Winkler, C., Gehrels, N., Schönfelder, V., Roques, J.-P., Strong, A. W., Wunderer, C., Ubertini, P., Lebrun, F., Bazzano, A., Del Santo, M., Lund, N., Westergaard, N. J., Beckmann, V., Kretschmar, P., Mereghetti, S.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
compact objects
high energy transients
nucleosynthesis
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Zusammenfassung:Scans of the Galactic plane performed at regular intervals constitute a key element of the guaranteed time observations of the INTEGRAL observing programme. These scans are done for two reasons: frequent monitoring of the Galactic plane in order to detect transient sources, and time resolved mapping of the Galactic plane in continuum and diffuse line emission. This paper describes first results obtained from the Galactic plane scans executed so far during the early phase (Dec. 2002–May 2003) of the nominal mission.
ISSN:0004-6361
1432-0746
DOI:10.1051/0004-6361:20031325