Laue gamma-ray lenses for space astrophysics:status and prospects

2010/07/25 by F. Frontera, Filippo Frontera, Frontera, Filippo +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph.IM

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1007.4308

26 pages, 24 figures. Published in a special issue (Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 215375, doi:10.1155/2010/215375) of the on-line journal "X-Ray Optics and Instrumentation", devoted to "X-Ray Focusing: Techniques and Applications"

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Abstract

We review feasibility studies, technological developments and astrophysical prospects for Laue lenses devoted to hard X-/gamma-ray astronomy observations.

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