A new generation γ-ray camera for planetary science applications: High pressure xenon time projection chamber

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-33

  Kobayashi, S ^a   Hasebe, N ^a   Hosojima, T ^a   Igarashi, T ^a   Kobayashi, M N ^a   Mimura, M ^a   Miyachi, T ^a   Miyajima, M ^a   Pushkin, K N ^a,b   Sakaba, H ^a   Tezuka, C ^a   Doke, T ^a   Shibamura, E ^c  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

^c SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High pressure xenon gas; Planetary mission; Time projection chamber; ray camera

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; PLANETS; SPACE RESEARCH; XENON;

HIGH-PRESSURE XENON GAS; PLANETARY MISSION; TIME-PROJECTION CHAMBER; Γ-RAY CAMERA;

CAMERAS;

EID: 33344471293     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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