Instrument description and performance of the Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescope COMPTEL aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory

Authors

V. Schonfelder, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche PhysikFollow
H. Aarts, ESTECFollow
K Bennett, ESTEC
H deBoer, SRON
J. Clear, European Space Agency
W Collmar, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche Physik
A Connors, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
A. Deerenberg, SRON
R Diehl, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche Physik
A. von Dordrecht, European Space Agency
J W. den Herder, SRON
W Hermsen, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON)
R M. Kippen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
L Kuiper, Space Research Organization of the Netherlands (SRON)
G G. Lichti, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
J Lockwood, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
John R. Macri, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
Mark L. McConnell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
D Morris, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
R Much, ESTEC
James M. Ryan, University of New HampshireFollow
G. Simpson, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
M. Snelling, European Space Agency
G Stacy, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
H Steinle, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche Physik
A W. Strong, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestriche Physik
B Swanenburg, SRON
B G. Taylor, ESTEC
C de Vries, SRON
C Winkler, ESTEC

Abstract

The COMPTEL instrument aboard the COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Observatory and its performance capabilities are described. Calibration data are used to determine the angular and energy response, and the effective detection area. The imaging properties of COMPTEL are demonstrated, and the sensitivity of Comptel to celestial gamma-ray sources are estimated from flight data.

Department

Space Science Center, Physics

Publication Date

6-1993

Journal Title

Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1086/191794

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

V. Schoenfelder, H. Aarts, K. Bennett, H. de Boer, J. Clear, W. Collmar, A. Connors, A. Deerenberg, R. Diehl, A. von Dordrecht, J. W. den Herder, W. Hermsen, M. Kippen, L. Kuiper, G. Lichti, J. Lockwood, J. Macri, M. McConnell, D. Morris, R. Much, J. Ryan, G. Simpson, M. Snelling, G. Stacy, H. Steinle, A. Strong, B. N. Swanenburg, B. Taylor, C. de Vries, and C. Winkler, ‘Instrument description and performance of the Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescope COMPTEL aboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory’, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 86, p. 657, May 1993.

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