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Space Detectors for Gamma Rays (100 MeV-100 GeV): from Egret to Fermi LATThe design of spaceborne high-energy (E is greater than 100 MeV) gamma-ray detectors depends on two principal factors: (1) the basic physics of detecting and measuring the properties of the gamma rays; and (2) the constraints of operating such a detector in space for an extended period. Improvements in technology have enabled major advances in detector performance, as illustrated by two successful instruments, EGRET on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and LAT on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
Document ID
20160010313
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2015.07.002
Authors
Thompson, David J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2016
Publication Date
August 28, 2015
Publication Information
Publication: Comptes Rendus Physique
Publisher: Elsevier
Volume: 16
Issue: 7-Jun
ISSN: 1631-0705
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN32820
ISSN: 1631-0705
Report Number: GSFC-E-DAA-TN32820
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Gamma rays Detectors Space

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