DIRECTIONAL HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY COUNTER
A directional Cerenkov counter is developed for detection of energetic gamma rays from balloons and satellites. It is sensitive to photons whose directions lie within a 10 deg cone. It is completely insensitive to backward fluxes and almost completely insensitive to charged particles. Several different versions of the system are constructed and tested in bremsstrahlung beams. The angular resolution is also indirectly confirmed by using the device to count cosmic ray mu mesons at sea level. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Rochester, N.Y.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-023714
- OSTI ID:
- 4034310
- Report Number(s):
- NYO-9549
- Journal Information:
- Rev. Sci. Instr., Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instr. Vol. Vol: 32
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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