Name | UVI-BurstCube |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 3U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2023 |
Organisation | University of the Virgin Islands |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Oneliner |
The objective is to detect gamma ray bursts that correspond to collapsing neutron stars and black holes. |
Description |
Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are energetic electromagnetic events produced by merging neutron stars and black holes. There are two types of GRBs: short-duration gamma ray bursts (sGRBs) that last less than 2 seconds and long-duration gamma ray bursts (lGRBs) that range from 2 second to a few hundred seconds. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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