Three-Compton telescope: Theory, simulations, and performance

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1887-1892

  Kroeger, R A ^a   Johnson, W N ^a   Kurfess, J D ^a   Phlips, B F ^a   Wulf, E A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray astronomy detectors; Gamma ray detectors; Nuclear imaging; Radiation detectors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; POLARIZATION; RADIATION DETECTORS;

THREE-COMPTON TELESCOPES;

RADIO TELESCOPES;

EID: 0036703101     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.801539     Document Type: Article

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