COMPTEL All-sky Map of Gamma-ray Bursts

An all-sky map in Galactic coordinates indicating the positions of 28 cosmic gamma-ray bursts detected within the field of view of COMPTEL during the first four years of the CGRO mission (April 1991 to April 1995). Shown are the maximum-likelihood contours for the burst locations, expressed in terms of location confidence. The mean uncertainty in burst location is on the order of one degree. The COMPTEL-detected bursts are consistent with an isotropic distribution of sources, though the spatial coincidence of two of the bursts indicates the possibility of repetition.

For further information, see

• "COMPTEL Locations and Spectra of Gamma-ray Bursts" (Kippen et al., 1995, Proc. 24th ICRC (Rome), 2, 61).

• "COMPTEL Observations of Gamma-ray Bursts" (Kippen et al., 1995, Proc. 17th Texas Conf. (Munich), AnnNYAcadSci, 759, 426).

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