Crystal diffraction telescopes for nuclear astrophysics

Peter von Ballmoos; Antje Kohnle; Juan E. Naya; Jean-Francois Olive; Gilbert Vedrenne; Robert K. Smither; Mohamed Faiz; Patricia B. Fernandez; Timothy Graber

doi:10.1117/12.253999

18 October 1996 Crystal diffraction telescopes for nuclear astrophysics

Peter von Ballmoos, Antje Kohnle, Juan E. Naya, Jean-Francois Olive, Gilbert Vedrenne, Robert K. Smither, Mohamed Faiz, Patricia B. Fernandez, Timothy Graber

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Proceedings Volume 2806, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Detectors, Techniques, and Missions; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253999
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Until recently, focusing of gamma-radiation was regarded as an impracticable task. Today, gamma-ray lenses have become feasible and present promising perspectives for future instrumentation. For the first time in high energy astronomy the signal/noise ratio will be dramatically improved as gamma-rays are collected on the large area of a lens from where they are focused onto a small detector. Besides an unprecedented sensitivity, such instruments feature very high angular and energy resolution.

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Peter von Ballmoos, Antje Kohnle, Juan E. Naya, Jean-Francois Olive, Gilbert Vedrenne, Robert K. Smither, Mohamed Faiz, Patricia B. Fernandez, and Timothy Graber "Crystal diffraction telescopes for nuclear astrophysics", Proc. SPIE 2806, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Detectors, Techniques, and Missions, (18 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253999

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