Performance of the EGRET Astronomical Gamma Ray Telescope

P. L. Nolan; R. Hofstadter; E. B. Hughes; Y. C. Lin; P. F. Michelson; P. Sreekumar; D. J. Thompeon

doi:10.1109/23.159747

Performance of the EGRET Astronomical Gamma Ray Telescope

P. L. Nolan
, R. Hofstadter
, E. B. Hughes
, Y. C. Lin
, P. F. Michelson
, P. Sreekumar
, D. J. Thompeon

Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal

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Abstract

On April 5, 1991, the Space Shuttle Atlantis carried the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) into orbit, deploying the satellite on April 7. The EGRET instrument was activated on April 15, and the first month of operations was devoted to verification of the instrument performance. Measurements made during that month and in the subsequent sky survey phase have verified that the instrument time resolution, angular resolution, and gamma ray detection efficiency are all within nominal limits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	993-996
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/23.159747
Publication status	Published - 08-1992

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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