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Gamma-ray Detectors

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Level 1 topics include:

  • How Do You Detect a Gamma-Ray??
  • Can You Focus Gamma-Rays?
  • Why Would You Want to Focus Gamma-Rays?

Level 2 topics include:

  • A Brief Review of Gamma-Ray Detectors and Telescopes
  • Scintillators
  • Solid State
  • Compton Scatter
  • Pair Telescopes
  • Air Cerenkov

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Imagine the Universe! is a service of the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC), Dr. Alan Smale (Director), within the Astrophysics Science Division (ASD) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The Imagine Team
Project Leader: Dr. Jim Lochner
Curator:Meredith Gibb
Responsible NASA Official:Phil Newman
All material on this site has been created and updated between 1997-2008.
Last Updated: Tuesday, 04-Dec-2001 15:46:56 EST