A high-resolution Ge spectrometer for Gamma-Ray burst astronomy
@article{Owens1995AHG, title={A high-resolution Ge spectrometer for Gamma-Ray burst astronomy}, author={Alan Owens and Robert Baker and Thomas L. Cline and Neil Gehrels and Joel B. Jermakian and T. Nolan and Reuven Ramaty and Helmut Seifert and Denis Shephard and G. Smith and Donald E. Stilwell and Bonnard J. Teegarden and Christopher P. Cork and Donald A. Landis and Paul N. Luke and Norman W. Madden and D. F. Malone and Richard H. Pehl and H. Yaver and Kevin Hurley and S. Mathias and A. H. Post}, journal={Space Science Reviews}, year={1995}, volume={71}, pages={273-296} }
The Transient Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (TGRS) to be flown aboard the WIND spacecraft is primarily designed to perform high resolution spectroscopy of transient γ-ray events, such as cosmic γ-ray bursts and solar flares over the energy range 25 keV to 8.2 MeV with an expected spectroscopic resolution of ∼ 3 keV at 1 MeV. The detector itself consists of a 215 cm3 high purityn-type Ge crystal kept at cryogenic temperatures by a passive radiative cooler. The geometric field of view defined by the…
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