Gas micro-well track imaging detectors for gamma-ray astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5898, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Bloser, P F ^a   Hunter, S D ^b   Ryan, J M ^a   McConnell, M L ^a   Macri, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton telescopes; Gamma ray astronomy; Gas detectors; Monte Carlo simulations; Pair telescopes; Polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ASTRONOMY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; POLARIMETERS; POSITRONS;

COMPTON TELESCOPES; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; MICRO-WELL DETECTORS (MWD); PAIR TELESCOPES;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 29344462781     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.617585     Document Type: Conference Paper

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