Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990aipc..211..240a&link_type=abstract
IN: High-energy astrophysics in the 21st century; Proceedings of the Workshop, Taos, NM, Dec. 11-14, 1989 (A91-47977 20-90). New
Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Gamma Ray Telescopes, Magnetic Rigidity, Spectroscopic Telescopes, Angular Resolution, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Pair Production
Scientific paper
A novel concept is presented for a high-energy gamma-ray telescope with an extended energy range and excellent energy and angular resolution. The characteristics of Astrogam, a wide-field camera which makes an all-sky survey, are enumerated. Consideration is given to the instrument's unique features: wide energy range (four orders of magnitude and energy, which will bridge the gap between satellite and ground-based observations); excellent source location precision (multiple scattering error dominating nuclear recoil and measurement error below 20 GeV); and excellent energy resolution (1-percent energy resolution). Astrogam will make observations in the GTE energy range possible and could resolve complex source regions like the Crab pulsar/Nebular system, the Galactic center, and the Geminga region as well as discover the true nature of the sources.
Adams James H. Jr.
Ahlen Steven P.
Barbier Loius M.
Beatty James J.
Carlson Per
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