Monte Carlo simulations of background spectra in INTEGRAL imager detectors

Astrophysical Letters and Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 1-6, 1999, Pages 413-416

  Armstrong, T W ^a   Colborn, B L ^a   Dietz, K L ^b   Ramsey, B D ^b  

^a Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CdTe; CsI; Monte Carlo simulations; X ray backgrounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844456796     PISSN: 08886512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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