Observation and simulations of the backsplash effects in high-energy γ-ray telescopes containing a massive calorimeter

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 275-283

  Moiseev, A A ^a,b   Ormes, J F ^b   Hartman, R C ^b   Johnson, T E ^b   Mitchell, J W ^b   Thompson, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoincidence detector; Backsplash; Electromagnetic calorimeter; Gamma ray telescope

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CALORIMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ESTIMATION; GAMMA RAYS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DETECTORS; TELESCOPES; THICKNESS CONTROL;

ANTICOINCIDENCE DETECTOR; BACKSPLASH EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC CALORIMETER; GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; GAMMAR RAY TELESCOPES; MASSIVE CALORIMETER;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 8444234713     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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