Sensitivity of γ-ray detectors to polarization.

Autor: Yadigaroglu, I.-A.
Zdroj: Experimental Astronomy; Sep1997, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p221-237, 17p
Abstrakt: Previous studies have shown that the largest γ-ray detector to date, EGRET, does not have useful polarization sensitivity. We have explored here some improved approaches to analyzing γ-ray pair production events, leading to important gains in sensitivity to polarization. The performance of the next generation γ-ray instrument GLAST is investigated using a detailed Monte Carlo simulation of the complete detector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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