Iyini i-CGRO ethola ama-photon?
Context:I-Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) kwakuyindawo yokubuka isikhala ethola ama-photon anamandla kusuka ku-20 keV kuya ku-30 GeV, emzileni womhlaba kusukela ngo-1991 kuya ku-2000. Lesi sikhungo sokubheka sasinezibuko ezine eziyinhloko emkhunjini owodwa wesikhala, ezazihlanganisa imisebe ye-X nemisebe ye-gamma, kuhlanganise nezinsimbi ezihlukahlukene ezisezingeni eliphansi nezinzwa. Ngemva kweminyaka engu-14 yokuzikhandla, lesi sikhungo sokuhlola saqhutshwa ngomkhumbi-mkhathi i-Space Shuttle Atlantis ngesikhathi se-STS-37 ngo-April 5, 1991, futhi sasebenza kwaze kwaba yilapho siphuma emzileni womhlaba ngo-June 4, 2000. Yayibekwe emzileni omncane womhlaba ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angu-450 (280 mi) ukuze igweme ibhande lemisebe likaVan Allen. Kwakuwumthwalo osindayo wezinkanyezi owake wandiza ngaleso sikhathi ngamakhilogremu angu-17,000 (37,000 lb).
I-CGRO yi-Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) futhi yayiyisikhungo sokubuka isikhala esithola ama-photon anamandla kusuka ku-20 keV kuya ku-30GeV emhlabeni kusukela ngo-1991 kuya ku-2000.