Calibration of the EGRET high-energy gamma-ray telescope in the range 20-10,000 MEV with a tunable beam of quasi-monoenergetic gamma rays at SLAC
Conference
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· IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6709912
The EGRET telescope, one of the instruments to be carried on NASA's Gamma Ray Observatory, is designed to explore the high-energy portion (20 - 24,000 MeV) of the electromagnetic spectrum. A calibration source of ..gamma..-rays over this wide energy range has been used at SLAC, together with an appropriate set of intensity-monitoring instruments, to conduct a calibration of the EGRET telescope over this energy range for the full telescope aperture. The calibration method and an overview of the results are described.
- Research Organization:
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- OSTI ID:
- 6709912
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-861007-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: NS-34:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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APERTURES
ASTRONOMY
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US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS