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Compton Scatter Detectors: Quiz
Compton Scatter Quiz
The dominant physical interaction between 1 and 30 MeV gamma-rays and matter is:
[A] Compton scatter
[B] Pair production
[C] Total external reflection
Compton Scatter telescopes usually have 2 levels. Why?
[A] One to scatter the incoming gamma-ray, a second to absorb it.
[B] Detection of the gamma-ray in each level provides crude spatial resolution
[C] Both of the above
[D] None of the above
Large Compton scatter telescopes have large effective areas.
[A] True
[B] False
Compton telescopes can determine the source of the gamma-ray emission to within what sort of region:
[A] A small cone
[B] A broad line
[C] A ring
