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Some tasks of observational gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range 5–400 GeV

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Brief discussion of the necessity to carry out gamma-ray observations in the uninvestigated energy range 5–400 GeV by instrument on the board of space vehicle is given. One of the possible versions of such gamma-telescope is described and some estimations of the possible statistics are made.

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Dogiel, V.A., Fradkin, M.I., Kurnosova, L.V. et al. Some tasks of observational gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range 5–400 GeV. Space Sci Rev 49, 215–226 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00173757

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