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gamma-ray telescope

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gamma-ray telescope [′gam·ə ‚rā ′tel·ə‚skōp]
(astronomy)
Any device for detecting and determining the directions of extraterrestrial gamma rays, using coincidence or anticoincidence circuits with scintillation or semiconductor detectors to obtain directional discrimination.
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Last June, NASA launched a new telescope called the Fermi Gamma-ray telescope into orbit by strapping it on the back of a rocket.
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