Second-order scattering approximation to X-ray photon transport at balloon altitudes
A numerical solution of the transport equation, based on the iterative method of expansion in order of scattering, is proposed to evaluate the effect of multiple Compton scattering on the cosmic X-ray spectrum from balloon experiments. Computation up to the second order of scattering is performed in...
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| Published in: | Astrophysics and space science Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 15 - 20 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-11-1982
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| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | A numerical solution of the transport equation, based on the iterative method of expansion in order of scattering, is proposed to evaluate the effect of multiple Compton scattering on the cosmic X-ray spectrum from balloon experiments. Computation up to the second order of scattering is performed in the hard X-ray range (10-200 keV). It is shown that this approximation is sufficient to evaluate the X-ray flux at typical balloon atmospherical depths. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0004-640X 1572-946X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF00648986 |