GRB polarimetry with POET (2009)
McConnell, M. L., Angelini, L., Baring, M. G., Barthelmy, S., Black, J. K., Bloser, P. F., ...
Calibration of the Gamma-RAy Polarimeter Experiment (GRAPE) at a Polarized Hard X-Ray Beam (2008)
Bloser, P. F., Legere, J. S., McConnell, M. L., Macri, J. R., Bancroft, C. M., Connor, T. P., ...
The Gamma-RAy Polarimeter Experiment (GRAPE) is a concept for an astronomical hard X-ray Compton polarimeter operating in the 50 - 500 keV energy band. The instrument has been optimized for...
G. Rhodes, M. Miller, M. L. Mcconnell, M. Novotny
Patterns of volatile metabolites in urine, as obtained by glass-capillary gas chromatography, were investigated by use of a nonparametric pattern-recognition method, in an effort to detect...
POET: POlarimeters for Energetic Transients (2008)
Hill, J. E., McConnell, M. L., Bloser, P., Legere, J., Macri, J., Ryan, J., ...
POET (Polarimeters for Energetic Transients) is a Small Explorer mission concept proposed to NASA in January 2008. The principal scientific goal of POET is to measure GRB polarization between 2 and...
A Hard X-Ray Solar Flare Polarimeter Design Based on Scintillating Fibers (2007)
Ryan Mcconnell, J. M. Ryan, M. L. Mcconnell, D. J. Forrest, J. Macri, M. Mcclish, ...
. We have developed a design for a Compton scatter polarimeter to measure the polarization of hard X-rays (50--300 keV) from solar flares. The modular design is based on an annular array of...
The MEGA project: science goals and hardware development (2006)
Bloser, P. F., Ryan, J. M., McConnell, M. L., Marci, J. R., Andritschke, R., Kanbach, G., ...
The MEGA project for medium energy gamma-ray astronomy (2006)
Bloser, P. F., Ryan, J. M., McConnell, M. L., Macri, J. R., Bravar, U., Kanbach, G., ...
Legere, J. S., Bloser, P., Macri, J. R., McConnell, M. L., Narita, T., Ryan, J. M.
This paper discusses the latest progress in the development of GRAPE (Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment), a hard X-ray Compton Polarimeter. The purpose of GRAPE is to measure the polarization of hard...
GRAPE - A Balloon-Borne Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment (2005)
Bloser, P. F., Legere, J. S., Macri, J. R., McConnell, M. L., Narita, T., Ryan, J. M.
This paper reviews the development status of GRAPE (the Gamma-Ray Polarimeter Experiment), a hard X-ray Compton Polarimeter. The purpose of GRAPE is to measure the polarization of hard X-rays in the...
Status and Future Prospects for Gamma-Ray Polarimetry (2005)
McConnell, M. L., Bloser, P. F.
The recent detection of linear polarization from GRB120206 has piqued the interest of the community in this relatively unexplored avenue of research. Here, we review the current status and prospects...
Evidence of polarisation in the prompt gamma-ray emission from GRB 930131 and GRB 960924 (2005)
Willis, D. R., Barlow, E. J., Bird, A. J., Clark, D. J., Dean, A. J., McConnell, M. L., ...
The true nature of the progenitor to GRBs remains elusive; one characteristic that would constrain our understanding of the GRB mechanism considerably is gamma-ray polarimetry measurements of the...
Development and calibration of the tracking Compton/Pair telescope MEGA (2005)
Kanbach, G., Andritschke, R., Zoglauer, A., Ajello, M., McConnell, M. L., Macri, J. R., ...
MEGA: a medium-energy gamma-ray astronomy mission concept (2005)
Bloser, P. F., Ryan, J. M., McConnell, M. L., Macri, J. R., Bravar, U., Kanbach, G., ...
MEGA: the next generation medium energy gamma-ray telescope (2004)
Ryan, J. M., Andritschke, R., Bloser, P., Cravens, J., Cherry, M., DiCocco, G., ...
Applications of Gas Imaging Micro-Well Detectors to an Advanced Compton Telescope (2003)
Bloser, P. F., Hunter, S. D., Ryan, J. M., McConnell, M. L., Miller, R. S., Jackson, T. N., ...
We present a concept for an Advanced Compton Telescope (ACT) based on the use of pixelized gas micro-well detectors to form a three-dimensional electron track imager. A micro-well detector consists...
RHESSI as a Hard X-Ray Polarimeter (2002)
McConnell, M. L., Ryan, J. M., Smith, D. M., Lin, R. P., Emslie, A. G.
Polarization measurements of hard X-rays from solar flares can provide a direct handle on the extent to which the accelerated electrons are beamed, which, in turn, has important implications for...
The soft gamma-ray spectral variability of Cygnus X-1 (2002)
McConnell, M. L., Zdziarski, A. A., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., ...
We have used observations of Cyg X-1 from the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and BeppoSAX to study the variation in the MeV gamma-ray emission between the hard and soft spectral states, using spectra...
The Soft Gamma-Ray Spectral Variability of Cygnus X-1 (2001)
McConnell, M. L., Zdziarski, A. A., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., ...
We have used observations of Cygnus X-1 from the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) and BeppoSAX to study the variation in the MeV gamma-ray emission between the hard and soft spectral states,...
Gamma-Ray Spectral Variability of Cygnus X-1 (2001)
McConnell, M. L., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., Kuiper, L., ...
We have used observations from CGRO to study the variation in the MeV emission of Cygnus X-1 between its low and high X-ray states. These data provide a measurement of the spectral variability above...
The Development of Coplanar CZT Detectors for Gamma-Ray Astronomy (2001)
McConnell, M. L., Hamel, L. A., Macri, J. R., McClish, M., Ryan, J. R.
The development of CdZnTe detectors with an orthogpnal coplanar anode structure has important implications for future astrophysical instrumentation. As electron-only devices, like pixel detectors,...
Improved analysis of COMPTEL solar neutron data, with application to the 15 June 1991 flare (2001)
Toner, M.P., Ryan, J.M., MacKinnon, A.L., Bhattacharya, D., Macpherson, K.P., McConnell, M.L., ...
Direct solar flare neutrons are a valuable diagnostic of high- energy ion acceleration in these events, and COMPTEL improves over all previous cosmic neutron detectors in its capacity for neutron...
A High Sensitivity Measurement of the MeV Gamma-Ray Spectrum of Cygnus X-1 (2000)
McConnell, M. L., Ryan, J. M., Collmar, W., Schoenfelder, V., Steinle, H., Strong, A. W., ...
The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) has observed the Cygnus region on several occasions since its launch in 1991. The data collected by the COMPTEL experiment on CGRO represent the most...
The Spectral Variability of Cygnus X-1 at MeV Energies (2000)
McConnell, M. L., Bennett, K., Bloemen, H., Collmar, W., Hermsen, W., Kuiper, L., ...
In previous work, we have used data from the first three years of the CGRO mission to assemble a broad-band $\gamma$-ray spectrum of the galactic black hole candidate Cygnus X-1. Contemporaneous data...
Observations of GRB 990123 by the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (1999)
Briggs, M. S., Band, D. L., Kippen, R. M., Preece, R. D., Kouveliotou, C., Van Paradijs, J., ...
GRB 990123 was the first burst from which simultaneous optical, X-ray and gamma-ray emission was detected; its afterglow has been followed by an extensive set of radio, optical and X-ray...
Development of a Hard X-Ray Polarimeter for Solar Flares and Gamma-Ray Bursts (1998)
Mcconnell Forrest, M. L. Mcconnell, D. J. Forrest, J. Macri, M. Mcclish, M. Osgood, ...
We describe recent work on the development of a Compton scatter polarimeter for measuring the polarization of hard X-rays (100--300 keV) from astrophysical sources. Results from measurements with a...
Development of a Hard X-Ray Polarimeter for Gamma-Ray Bursts (1998)
Mcconnell Forrest, M. L. Mcconnell, D. J. Forrest, J. Macri, J. M. Ryan, W. T. Vestr
. We describe recent work on the development of a Compton scatter polarimeter for measuring the polarization of hard X-rays (100--300 keV) from astrophysical sources. Results from measurements with a...
A Search For Mev Gamma-Ray Emission From The Quiet-Time Sun (1997)
Mcconnell Bennett, M. L. Mcconnell, K. Bennett, A. Mackinnon, R. Miller, J. M. Ryan, ...
Until now, solar g-ray and neutron emissions have only been detected during times of intense solar activity, specifically, during solar flares. These emissions arise from the interaction of...
Transport properties and performance of CdZnTe strip detectors (1997)
O. Tousignant, L.A. Hamel, J.F. Courville, J. R. Macri, M. Mayer, M. L. Mcconnell, ...
We report on recent tests and computer simulations of a sub-millimeter pitch CdZnTe strip detector under study as a prototype imaging spectrometer. This paper presents new measurements and new...
COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Observations of X-Ray Binaries (1993)
McConnell, M.L., Forrest, D., Ryan, J., Collmar, W., Schonfelder, V., Steinle, H., ...
COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Observations of X-Ray Binaries (1993)
McConnell, M.L., Forrest, D., Ryan, J., Collmar, W., Schonfelder, V., Steinle, H., ...
A comparative study of the development of shipping law and policy in Canada and Australia. (1988)
A thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Law in the University of Sydney.
A comparative study of the development of shipping law and policy in Canada and Australia (1988)
McConnell, M. L. (Moira Lynne)
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Improved analysis of COMPTEL solar neutron data, with application to the 15 June 1991 flare
Toner, M.P., Ryan, J.M., MacKinnon, A.L., Bhattacharya, D., Macpherson, K.P., McConnell, M.L., ...
Direct solar flare neutrons are a valuable diagnostic of high- energy ion acceleration in these events, and COMPTEL improves over all previous cosmic neutron detectors in its capacity for neutron...
Improved analysis of COMPTEL solar neutron data, with application to the 15 June 1991 flare
Toner, M.P., Ryan, J.M., MacKinnon, A.L., Bhattacharya, D., Macpherson, K.P., McConnell, M.L., ...
Direct solar flare neutrons are a valuable diagnostic of high- energy ion acceleration in these events, and COMPTEL improves over all previous cosmic neutron detectors in its capacity for neutron...