Monte Carlo study of an imager for low-energy γ-ray astronomy: Optimization of the design and evaluation of the scientific performances

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 283-292

  Sanchez F ^a   Ballesteros, F J ^a   Reglero, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SIMULATION;

IMAGER; SCIENTIFIC MISSION;

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES;

EID: 0031076112     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(96)00726-4     Document Type: Article

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