Scientific capabilities of SIFTER for discovering and monitoring gamma-ray bursts and active galactic nuclei

Geoffrey N. Pendleton; Richard Marc Kippen; Robert S. Mallozzi; G. A. Richardson; Jim Buckley; Martin H. Israel; Keith R. Rielage; Gerald J. Fishman; Thomas A. Parnell; Mark J. Christl; Robert B. Wilson; Thomas Koshut

doi:10.1117/12.312898

1 July 1998 Scientific capabilities of SIFTER for discovering and monitoring gamma-ray bursts and active galactic nuclei

Geoffrey N. Pendleton, Richard Marc Kippen, Robert S. Mallozzi, G. A. Richardson, Jim Buckley, Martin H. Israel, Keith R. Rielage, Gerald J. Fishman, Thomas A. Parnell, Mark J. Christl, Robert B. Wilson, Thomas Koshut

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Proceedings Volume 3446, Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detector Physics and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312898
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

An exciting possibility for the GLAST main instrument is a scintillating fiber system where the properties of both a tracker and a calorimeter are combined in one type of detector module. This instrument provides all the detector capabilities required to achieve the science goals of the GLAST mission, at a substantially reduced cost compared to the baseline technology, and with the benefit of increased effective area and superior low energy angular resolution.

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Geoffrey N. Pendleton, Richard Marc Kippen, Robert S. Mallozzi, G. A. Richardson, Jim Buckley, Martin H. Israel, Keith R. Rielage, Gerald J. Fishman, Thomas A. Parnell, Mark J. Christl, Robert B. Wilson, and Thomas Koshut "Scientific capabilities of SIFTER for discovering and monitoring gamma-ray bursts and active galactic nuclei", Proc. SPIE 3446, Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detector Physics and Applications, (1 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.312898

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