• DocumentCode
    910822
  • Title

    GRASP - Gamma Ray Astronomy with Spectroscopy and Positioning

  • Author

    Bignami, G.F. ; Dean, A.J. ; Durouchoux, Ph. ; Lund, N. ; McBreen, B. ; Ramsden, D. ; Staubert, R. ; Taylor, B.G. ; Vedrenne, G.

  • Author_Institution
    IFCTR/CNR via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    35
  • Abstract
    The GRASP telescope, which is currently under assessment by the European Space Agency as a future space mission, is designed to generate high resolution images of the gamma-ray sky with high sensitivity and fine spectral resolution. The telescope employs a coded aperture mask and the capability to function as a Spectral Imager is achieved by the incorporation of an array of discrete aermanium solid state detectors within the matrix of a larger position sensitive CsI(Tl) gamma-ray detection plane.
  • Keywords
    Astronomy; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Image generation; Image resolution; Optical design; Position sensitive particle detectors; Space missions; Spectroscopy; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1987.4337296
  • Filename
    4337296
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=910822