Instrumentation for gamma-ray astronomy

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Mar 1988

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Space Science Reviews (ISSN 0038-6308), vol. 48, no. 1-2, 1988, p. 113-168.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Spaceborne Telescopes, Compton Effect, Cryogenic Equipment, Gamma Ray Spectra, High Resolution, Radiation Tolerance

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The current status of gamma-ray-telescope technology for ground, airborne, and space observations is surveyed and illustrated with drawings, diagrams, and graphs and tables of typical data. For the low- and medium-energy ranges, consideration is given to detectors and detector cooling systems, background-rejection methods, radiation damage, large-area detectors, gamma-ray imaging, data analysis, and the Compton-interaction region. Also discussed are the gamma-ray interaction process at high energies; multilevel automated spark-chamber gamma-ray telescopes; the Soviet Gamma-1 telescope; the EGRET instrument for the NASA Gamma-Ray Observatory; and Cerenkov, air-shower, and particle-detector instruments for the TeV and PeV ranges. Significant improvements in resolution and sensitivity are predicted for the near future.

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