1110.5434 (E. Virgilli et al.)

The LAUE project for broadband gamma-ray focusing lenses    [PDF]

E. Virgilli, F. Frontera, V. Valsan, V. Liccardo, E. Caroli, J. B. Stephen, F. Cassese, L. Recanatesi, M. Pecora, S. Mottini, P. Attiná, B. Negri

We present the LAUE project devoted to develop an advanced technology for building a high focal length Laue lens for soft gamma--ray astronomy (80-600 keV). The final goal is to develop a focusing optics that can improve the current sensitivity in the above energy band by 2 orders of magnitude.

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