Performance of a gamma camera in astrophysics

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May 1978

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COSPAR, Plenary Meeting, 21st, Innsbruck, Austria, May 29-June 10, 1978, Paper. 6 p.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astronomical Photography, Cameras, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Satellite-Borne Instruments, X Ray Imagery, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Position Errors, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Sources

Scientific paper

A gamma-ray camera is described which may be used over the energy range from 50 to 300 keV either to localize gamma-ray burst sources in a wide field of view or to measure the positions and possibly the angular extents of known sources. The camera is similar to that designed by Anger (1958) and uses a singular circular NaI crystal, a 'light pipe', and either 19 or 37 phototubes. Applications of the camera for gamma-ray burst detection and for the observation of gamma-ray point and extended sources are discussed. It is noted that no modulation of the incoming flux is necessary for localization purposes, so that position and timing information are independent, and that typical resolutions for a 20-cm-diam NaI crystal are 7 to 8 mm at 50 keV and 4 mm at 200 keV.

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