top | item 23150894 (no title) epiphanitus | 5 years ago What could anyone hope to see pointing a gamma ray telescope at earth?I thought gamma rays were filtered out though the atmosphere. discuss order hn newest TeMPOraL|5 years ago Detecting nuclear detonations? Or perhaps even tracking nuclear material?AFAIR, it was thanks to such gamma ray detectors pointed down that we've accidentally discovered gamma ray bursts.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_(satellite)#Role_of_Vela_... gumby|5 years ago Nuclear weapons testing I have always assumed. xxpor|5 years ago I assume not just testing, but the existence of a stockpile of fissile material in general, right? Obviously it'd need to be more sensitive but id have to assume if you observe a moving gamma ray source on earth that's really valuable information
TeMPOraL|5 years ago Detecting nuclear detonations? Or perhaps even tracking nuclear material?AFAIR, it was thanks to such gamma ray detectors pointed down that we've accidentally discovered gamma ray bursts.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_(satellite)#Role_of_Vela_...
gumby|5 years ago Nuclear weapons testing I have always assumed. xxpor|5 years ago I assume not just testing, but the existence of a stockpile of fissile material in general, right? Obviously it'd need to be more sensitive but id have to assume if you observe a moving gamma ray source on earth that's really valuable information
xxpor|5 years ago I assume not just testing, but the existence of a stockpile of fissile material in general, right? Obviously it'd need to be more sensitive but id have to assume if you observe a moving gamma ray source on earth that's really valuable information
TeMPOraL|5 years ago
AFAIR, it was thanks to such gamma ray detectors pointed down that we've accidentally discovered gamma ray bursts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_(satellite)#Role_of_Vela_...
gumby|5 years ago
xxpor|5 years ago