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KONUS: Konus 11 & 12 Gamma-ray Burst Catalog

Overview

KONUS Gamma Ray Spectrometers

The KONUS instruments were flown on pairs of Venera spacecraft. Veneras 11/12 were launched in September 1978; bursts were recorded through January 1980. Veneras 13/14 were launched in November 1981 and were operational through approximately March 1983. The Veneras were interplanetary spacecraft, which flew to Venus, and thus each spacecraft had whole sky coverage for most of its mission.

Instrument Information

The KONUS instrument was designed to have quasi-omnidirectional response to bursts. The instrument consisted of six NaI(Tl) crystals, each 4 cm radius X 3 cm depth, arranged on the three orthogonal space axes. The cylindrical side of each detector was shielded with lead and tin, with the back side faced with heavy lead glass and viewed by a photomultiplier tube. Each detector then preferentially saw photons arriving from the forward direction. The spacecraft operated in two modes, spin-stabilized and triaxially stabilized. In the latter mode, the angularly dependent responses of three detectors afforded coarse (nominal uncertainties of ~ 5 deg), one-spacecraft localizations. The former mode required detection by KONUS instruments on both Veneras, the resultant localization being the intersection of two annuli.

The burst spectra were recorded in 16 quasi-logarithmically spaced energy channels spanning the range 30 keV to 2 MeV. Temporal resolution was 1/64 s for the first 2 s, 1/4 for the next 32 s, decreasing to 1 s for the remainder of the 66 s record. Burst trigger integration times were 0.3 s and 1.5 s.

References

The KONUS instrument is described in Mazets, E.P. & Golenetskii, S.V. 1981, Ap. Space Sci., vol. 75, p. 47.

The original KONUS 11/12 catalog is in the following three separate articles:

Mazets, E.P., and Golenetskii, S.V. 1981, Astrophys. Space Sci., 75, 47.

Mazets, E.P., Golenetskii, S.V., Ilyinskii, V.N., Panov, V.N., Aptekar, R.L., Guruan, Yu.A., Proskura, M.P., Sokolov, I.A., Sokolova, Z.Ya., and Kharitonova, T.V., Dyatchkov, A.V., Khavenson, N.G. 1981a, Astrophys. Space Sci., 80, 3.

_____. 1981b, Astrophys. Space Sci., 80, 85.

The derived peak intensities and durations are compiled in Norris 1983, Ph. D. thesis, U. Md., NASA TM 85031.

**Contact_Person
Questions about the KONUS database can be addressed to Pat Tyler at tyler@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov, or to Nick White at white@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov.

Konus 11 & 12 Burst Catalog

There are five columns in the catlog -

  1. Name: The gamma-ray burst identification (i.e., name) consists of the date and, if there were two bursts on the same date, a letter "a" or "b" to indicate which occurred first on that date. The format for the name is yr.mm.dd[id].
  2. Time: The time that the burst was recorded.
  3. Fluence: The energy flux.
  4. Peak_Intensity: Peak intensity of the burst in counts per 1/4 second.
  5. Duration: Duration of the burst in seconds.



        Name       Time    Fluence      Peak     Duration 
                 (yy.dd)             (Cts/.25s)    (s) 
    ------------+-------+----------+-----------+--------- 
  1 78.09.14b    78.257    0.17E-04      174.0     19.0 
  2 78.09.16     78.259    0.46E-05       49.0      9.0 
  3 78.09.18     78.261    0.28E-04      204.0     29.0 
  4 78.09.21a    78.264    0.18E-04      125.0     20.0 
  5 78.09.21b    78.264    0.10E-05        0.0      0.0 
  6 78.09.22     78.265    0.21E-05       49.0      7.0 
  7 78.09.30     78.273    0.18E-04       62.0     38.0 
  8 78.10.04     78.277    0.60E-06        0.0      0.0 
  9 78.10.05     78.278    0.63E-05       49.0     26.0 
 10 78.10.06a    78.279    0.26E-04       52.0     41.0 
 11 78.10.06b    78.279    0.17E-04      113.0     15.0 
 12 78.10.11     78.284    0.13E-05       25.0     10.0 
 13 78.10.12a    78.285    0.93E-05       50.0     22.0 
 14 78.10.12b    78.285    0.40E-05       88.0     37.0 
 15 78.10.13     78.286    0.11E-05        0.0      0.0 
 16 78.10.22     78.295    0.20E-05       43.0      9.0 
 17 78.10.23     78.296    0.67E-05       48.0     31.0 
 18 78.10.25     78.298    0.40E-05       66.0     52.0 
 19 78.10.26     78.299    0.17E-03       65.0     18.0 
 20 78.11.02     78.306    0.26E-05       88.0     18.0 
 21 78.11.04a    78.308    0.55E-05       63.0     12.0 
 22 78.11.04b    78.308    0.26E-03      728.0     45.0 
 23 78.11.07     78.311    0.15E-05       47.0      5.0 
 24 78.11.09     78.313    0.20E-05       73.0      1.3 
 25 78.11.11     78.315    0.30E-05       49.0      6.0 
 26 78.11.13     78.317    0.45E-05       40.0     26.0 
 27 78.11.15a    78.319    0.16E-04      169.0     10.0 
 28 78.11.15b    78.319    0.29E-05       23.0      9.0 
 29 78.11.17     78.321    0.12E-04       35.0     25.0 
 30 78.11.19     78.323    0.32E-03      181.0     42.0 
 31 78.11.21a    78.325    0.90E-04       71.0     65.0 
 32 78.11.21b    78.325    0.70E-05       28.0     27.0 
 33 78.11.23     78.327    0.30E-05       62.0      8.0 
 34 78.11.24     78.328    0.35E-04      536.0     19.0 
 35 78.12.07     78.341    0.15E-05       22.0      6.0 
 36 78.12.29     78.363    0.20E-05       81.0      3.6 
 37 79.01.01     79.001    0.52E-04      116.0     57.0 
 38 79.01.02a    79.002    0.65E-05      145.0      5.0 
 39 79.01.02b    79.002    0.17E-05        0.0      0.0 
 40 79.01.03     79.003    0.23E-06        0.0      0.0 
 41 79.01.07     79.007    0.14E-05      390.0      0.2 
 42 79.01.13     79.013    0.11E-03      502.0     40.0 
 43 79.01.16     79.016    0.23E-04      215.0     37.0 
 44 79.01.19     79.019    0.20E-04      136.0     39.0 
 45 79.01.31     79.031    0.46E-05       57.0     18.0 
 46 79.02.08     79.039    0.23E-05       31.0     12.0 
 47 79.02.11     79.042    0.40E-06        0.0      0.0 
 48 79.02.13     79.044    0.44E-05       45.0      9.0 
 49 79.02.14     79.045    0.48E-05       66.0      8.0 
 50 79.02.15     79.046    0.33E-04       35.0     65.0 
 51 79.02.24     79.055    0.15E-05        0.0      0.0 
 52 79.03.05     79.064    0.13E-02    50000.0     65.0 
 53 79.03.06     79.065    0.65E-05      405.0      1.6 
 54 79.03.07     79.066    0.19E-03      189.0     50.0 
 55 79.03.13     79.072    0.63E-04      215.0     41.0 
 56 79.03.14     79.073    0.24E-05       34.0     37.0 
 57 79.03.18     79.077    0.12E-05        0.0      0.0 
 58 79.03.23     79.082    0.34E-04       53.0     55.0 
 59 79.03.24     79.083    0.10E-05      902.0      0.1 
 60 79.03.25a    79.084    0.15E-05     1088.0      0.2 
 61 79.03.25b    79.084    0.48E-04      184.0     32.0 
 62 79.03.27a    79.086    0.35E-06      518.0      0.3 
 63 79.03.27b    79.086    0.10E-04       33.0     13.0 
 64 79.03.29     79.088    0.65E-04       93.0     49.0 
 65 79.03.31     79.090    0.79E-04      116.0     12.0 
 66 79.04.02a    79.092    0.23E-05       45.0     17.0 
 67 79.04.02b    79.092    0.37E-04       57.0     42.0 
 68 79.04.04     79.094    0.77E-06      192.0      0.2 
 69 79.04.05     79.095    0.30E-06        0.0      0.0 
 70 79.04.06     79.096    0.10E-05      154.0      0.3 
 71 79.04.12a    79.102    0.60E-05        0.0      0.0 
 72 79.04.12b    79.102    0.22E-04       49.0     32.0 
 73 79.04.15     79.105    0.16E-05       52.0      4.0 
 74 79.04.18     79.108    0.65E-04      146.0     15.0 
 75 79.04.19     79.109    0.41E-03      184.0     65.0 
 76 79.04.24a    79.114    0.70E-06       33.0     11.0 
 77 79.04.24b    79.114    0.40E-06        6.0      0.3 
 78 79.04.30     79.120    0.38E-05       73.0     16.0 
 79 79.05.02     79.122    0.23E-04      157.0     15.0 
 80 79.05.04     79.124    0.57E-05       57.0      9.0 
 81 79.05.14     79.134    0.65E-05       92.0     15.0 
 82 79.05.15     79.135    0.17E-05        0.0      0.0 
 83 79.05.19     79.139    0.36E-05       23.0     14.0 
 84 79.05.24     79.144    0.15E-04       41.0     33.0 
 85 79.05.26     79.146    0.74E-05       48.0     41.0 
 86 79.05.29     79.149    0.31E-05       26.0     37.0 
 87 79.06.04     79.155    0.16E-04       93.0     33.0 
 88 79.06.05     79.156    0.54E-05       67.0      8.0 
 89 79.06.10     79.161    0.61E-05       66.0     36.0 
 90 79.06.12     79.163    0.30E-05       38.0      4.0 
 91 79.06.13     79.164    0.40E-06      530.0      2.0 
 92 79.06.19     79.170    0.20E-06        0.0      0.0 
 93 79.06.22     79.173    0.72E-04      114.0     65.0 
 94 79.06.28a    79.179    0.87E-05       23.0     40.0 
 95 79.06.28b    79.179    0.50E-06        0.0      0.0 
 96 79.07.05     79.186    0.15E-05       42.0      7.0 
 97 79.07.06     79.187    0.60E-06        0.0      0.0 
 98 79.07.09     79.190    0.47E-06      171.0      0.1 
 99 79.07.12     79.193    0.10E-05       48.0     40.0 
100 79.07.20     79.201    0.46E-05       60.0      7.0 
101 79.07.28     79.209    0.14E-05       52.0      1.6 
102 79.07.31     79.212    0.81E-04       62.0     48.0 
103 79.08.10     79.222    0.70E-06       30.0      1.0 
104 79.08.18     79.230    0.30E-06       24.0      4.0 
105 79.08.26     79.238    0.10E-04       81.0     23.0 
106 79.08.29     79.241    0.32E-05       32.0     10.0 
107 79.09.10     79.253    0.39E-05       43.0     13.0 
108 79.09.13     79.256    0.10E-04       55.0     22.0 
109 79.09.24     79.267    0.50E-05       46.0     18.0 
110 79.09.25     79.268    0.56E-05       87.0     38.0 
111 79.09.30     79.273    0.17E-04     2750.0      0.3 
112 79.10.03     79.276    0.80E-05       42.0     21.0 
113 79.10.06     79.279    0.73E-05       43.0     25.0 
114 79.10.07     79.280    0.30E-05       28.0     15.0 
115 79.10.14     79.287    0.14E-04       65.0     25.0 
116 79.10.16     79.289    0.80E-06       21.0      9.0 
117 79.10.21     79.294    0.40E-06        0.0      0.0 
118 79.10.23     79.296    0.90E-06       38.0      8.0 
119 79.10.30a    79.303    0.80E-05       23.0     28.0 
120 79.10.30b    79.303    0.33E-05       43.0     12.0 
121 79.10.31a    79.304    0.65E-05       33.0      4.0 
122 79.10.31b    79.304    0.15E-05        0.0      0.0 
123 79.11.01     79.305    0.24E-03       93.0     53.0 
124 79.11.05a    79.309    0.35E-05       49.0      6.0 
125 79.11.05b    79.309    0.13E-05      335.0      2.6 
126 79.11.09     79.313    0.68E-05       93.0      4.0 
127 79.11.11     79.315    0.10E-04       60.0     14.0 
128 79.11.13     79.317    0.90E-05       78.0     39.0 
129 79.12.15     79.349    0.10E-04       40.0     26.0 
130 79.12.18     79.352    0.47E-06        0.0      0.0 
131 79.12.20     79.354    0.10E-03      305.0     25.0 
132 79.12.22     79.356    0.11E-05        0.0      0.0 
133 79.12.26     79.360    0.70E-06        0.0      0.0 
134 79.12.29     79.363    0.32E-05       40.0     17.0 
135 79.12.30     79.364    0.35E-03       66.0     65.0 
136 80.01.02     80.002    0.47E-06        0.0      0.0 
137 80.01.05     80.005    0.37E-04      146.0     38.0 
138 80.01.12     80.012    0.24E-05       29.0     20.0 
139 80.01.16     80.016    0.21E-04      117.0     65.0 
140 80.01.26     80.026    0.60E-06       26.0     27.0 
141 80.10.27a    80.300    0.60E-05       76.0     45.0 


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