Sensitivity of gamma-ray detectors to polarization

被引：5
|
作者：
Yadigaroglu, IA
机构：
[1] Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford
来源：
EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY | 1997年 / 7卷 / 03期
关键词：
gamma-ray detectors; polarization; pair production; Monte Carlo;
D O I：
10.1023/A:1007938111528
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
Previous studies have shown that the largest gamma-ray detector to date, EGRET, does not have useful polarization sensitivity. We have explored here some improved approaches to analyzing gamma-ray pair production events, leading to important gains in sensitivity to polarization. The performance of the next generation gamma-ray instrument GLAST is investigated using a detailed Monte Carlo simulation of the complete detector.
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页码：221 / 237
页数：17
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