The GEANT low energy Compton scattering (GLECS) package for use in simulating advanced Compton telescopes

New Astronomy Reviews

Volumn 48, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 221-225

  Kippen, R Marc ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton scattering; Computer modeling and simulation; Monte Carlo method; ray telescopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742267938     PISSN: 13876473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newar.2003.11.039     Document Type: Short Survey

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