While the brains behind the gadgetry may have been assisted by caffeine and aspartame, the technical advances are considerable. The key to the speedy identification and notification of burst and other fleeting cosmic events is that the satellite has to autonomously locate the gamma ray burst by processing the images right there, on board. That's work that is normally done with a lot of hands-on by people on the ground. Mark was particularly instrumental in setting up the structure of the software and getting it to work. It will provide accurate burst triggers and moderate-resolution spectra, as described by the MIT team.
All instruments use on-board sensors to determine safe and appropriate operational conditions.
There will be a question and answer period at the conclusion of the talk. The fence will be moved back to permit uncleared Laboratory employees to attend. The talk will also be available on LabNet. Fresquez, Boone, first United Way raffle winners It pays to get your United Way pledge card turned in soon. Fresquez was the winner of the drawing for two tickets to tonight's Santana concert at Mesa del Sol Ampitheater in Albuquerque.