COMPTEL Observations of GRB 930131

       R.M. Kippen, A. Connors, M. McConnell, J. Ryan (UNH)
 W. Collmar, J. Greiner, G. Lichti, V. Sch\"onfelder, M. Varendorff (MPE)
                W. Hermsen, L. Kuiper (SRON-Leiden)
           L. Hanlon, O.R. Williams, C. Winkler (SSD/ESA)


The Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL) on the {\sl Compton Gamma-Ray 
Observatory} (CGRO) images gamma radiation in the 0.75-30 MeV energy range.  
On 1993 January 31 at 18:57:11 UT, COMPTEL detected emission from the
intense gamma-ray burst GRB 930131.  COMPTEL's imaging capability was
utilized to locate the source of this emission to within about 2 degrees 
sooner than 7 hours after the start of the burst.  This early burst location 
was later found to be consistent with independent BATSE and EGRET 
positions, as well as triangulation between BATSE and Ulysses.  GRB 930131 
is among the most successful applications to date of a BATSE/COMPTEL rapid 
response program which quickly and accurately locates gamma-ray bursts.  
The majority of emission from GRB 930131 in the COMPTEL data is confined
to two short intense pulses both occurring within a $\sim$1 second interval.  
Spectral analysis of the limited number of COMPTEL telescope events indicate
hard, power-law emission extending to greater than 10 MeV.  The COMPTEL
spectral and temporal observations of this unique gamma-ray burst will be
discussed along with results of refined imaging analysis.


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