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The use of triangulation, or arrival-time analysis, to monitor the gamma-ray sky, is discussed. A network of spacecraft separated by interplanetary distances can monitor the entire sky continuously for gamma-ray bursts and similar astrophysical transients. Single experiments in low Earth orbit can also perform this function, and generally have the advantage of greater sensitivity, at the cost of some loss of spatial and temporal coverage.
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Hurley, K. (2013). All-sky monitoring of high-energy transients. In: Huber, M.C.E., Pauluhn, A., Culhane, J.L., Timothy, J.G., Wilhelm, K., Zehnder, A. (eds) Observing Photons in Space. ISSI Scientific Report Series, vol 9. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7804-1_13
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