The modelling of background noise in astronomical gamma ray telescopes

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 285-376

  Dean, A J ^a   Bird, A J ^a   Diallo, N ^a,b   Ferguson, C ^a   Lockley, J J ^a   Shaw, S E ^a   Westmore, M J ^a   Willis, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SRPC   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT; MECHANICS; MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTON; PHYSICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0037630191     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023995803108     Document Type: Review

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