Instrument description and performance of the Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescope COMPTEL aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory

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view Abstract Citations (396) References (29) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Instrument Description and Performance of the Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescope COMPTEL aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory Schoenfelder, V. ; Aarts, H. ; Bennett, K. ; de Boer, H. ; Clear, J. ; Collmar, W. ; Connors, A. ; Deerenberg, A. ; Diehl, R. ; von Dordrecht, A. ; den Herder, J. W. ; Hermsen, W. ; Kippen, M. ; Kuiper, L. ; Lichti, G. ; Lockwood, J. ; Macri, J. ; McConnell, M. ; Morris, D. ; Much, R. ; Ryan, J. ; Simpson, G. ; Snelling, M. ; Stacy, G. ; Steinle, H. ; Strong, A. ; Swanenburg, B. N. ; Taylor, B. ; de Vries, C. ; Winkler, C. Abstract The COMPTEL instrument aboard the COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Observatory and its performance capabilities are described. Calibration data are used to determine the angular and energy response, and the effective detection area. The imaging properties of COMPTEL are demonstrated, and the sensitivity of Comptel to celestial gamma-ray sources are estimated from flight data. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Pub Date: June 1993 DOI: 10.1086/191794 Bibcode: 1993ApJS...86..657S Keywords: Gamma Ray Observatory; Gamma Ray Telescopes; Satellite-Borne Instruments; Spaceborne Astronomy; Computerized Simulation; Interstellar Space; Monte Carlo Method; Performance Prediction; Point Spread Functions; Solar Flares; Spacecraft Electronic Equipment; Spacecraft Instrumentation; ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES; SPACE PROBES; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; INSTRUMENTATION: DETECTORS; TELESCOPES full text sources ADS |