Development and calibration of the tracking Compton/Pair telescope MEGA

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 541, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 310-322

  Kanbach, G ^a   Andritschke, R ^a   Zoglauer, A ^a   Ajello, M ^a   McConnell, M L ^b   MacRi, J R ^b   Ryan, J M ^b   Bloser, P ^c   Hunter, S ^c   Dicocco, G ^d   Kurfess, J ^e   Reglero, V ^f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compton telescope; CsI PIN diode calorimeter; DSSD tracking detector; Gamma ray astronomy; Medium gamma ray energies; MEGA

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CALORIMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; X RAYS;

COMPTON TELESCOPES; CSI/PIN DIODE CALORIMETERS; DSSD TRACKING DETECTORS; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; MEDIUM GAMMA-RAY ENERGIES; MEGA;

SPACE TELESCOPES;

EID: 20144379657     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.01.071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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