Published August 1985 | Version v1
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High energy gamma ray balloon instrument

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Description

The High Energy Gamma Ray Balloon Instrument was built in part to verify certain subsystems performance for the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) instrument, the high energy telescope to be carried on the Gamma Ray Observatory. This paper describes the instrument, the performance of some subsystems, and some relevant results

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Ninteenth International Cosmic Ray Conference. OG sessions, volume 3
Journal Page Range
vp.
Report number
N--85-34862

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19020667
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CONFIGURATION; COSMIC PHOTONS; PAIR PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE TESTING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; TELESCOPE COUNTERS
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; TESTING