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Record 1 2007-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
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The Imaging Compton Telescope (COMPTEL) utilizes the Compton Effect and two layers of gamma-ray detectors to reconstruct an image of a gamma-ray source in the energy range 1 to 30 million electron volts (MeV). Gamma rays from active galaxies, radioactive supernova remnants, and diffuse gamma rays from giant molecular clouds can be studied with this instrument.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale

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