Space Detectors for Gamma Rays (100 MeV - 100 GeV): from EGRET to Fermi\n LAT

2015/06/25 by D. J. Thompson, David Thompson, Thompson, David J.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Nuclear Physics and Applications #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1506.07733

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Abstract

The design of spaceborne high-energy (E>100 MeV) gamma-ray detectors depends\non two principal factors: (1) the basic physics of detecting and measuring the\nproperties of the gamma rays; and (2) the constraints of operating such a\ndetector in space for an extended period. Improvements in technology have\nenabled major advances in detector performance, as illustrated by two\nsuccessful instruments, EGRET on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and LAT on\nthe Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.\n

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