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Calibration of the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (egret) for the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory

  • D. J. Thompson*
  • , D. L. Bertsch
  • , C. E. Fichtel
  • , R. C. Hartman
  • , R. Hofstadter
  • , E. B. Hughes
  • , S. D. Hunter
  • , B. W. Hughlock
  • , G. Kanbach
  • , D. A. Kniffen
  • , Y. C. Lin
  • , J. R. Mattox
  • , H. A. Mayer-Hasselwander
  • , C. Von Montigny
  • , P. L. Nolan
  • , H. I. Nel
  • , K. Pinkau
  • , H. Rothermel
  • , E. J. Schneid
  • , M. Sommer
  • P. Sreekumar, D. Tieger, A. H. Walker
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Calibration of the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory involves simulation, experimental calibration, and verification in flight. The principal properties of the instrument which have been determined as a function of energy and angle are the effective area, the angular resolution (point spread function), and the energy resolution (dispersion).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)629-656
Number of pages28
JournalAstrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume86
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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