| First Light for a Gamma-Ray Lens
The CLAIRE collaboration has performed the first astronomical observation of a gamma-ray lens. On June 14 2001, CLAIRE has flown on a stratospheric balloon of the French Space Agency CNES ... |
| why a balloon borne gamma-ray lens ? |
| why focus gamma-rays ? |
| why the Crab ? |
| how does it work ? |
| The principle of the gamma-ray lens |
| The instrument ... on paper |
| who is involved ? |
| The collaboration |
| when, where and how did CLAIRE observe ? |
| the technological CLAIRE flight of june 15 2000 |
| CLAIRE first light - flight of june 14 2001 |
| the CLAIRE TGD campaigne (Test à Grande Distance) of 2003 |
| what came out ? |
| CLAIRE debriefing of July 4, 2003 |
| CLAIRE publications |
| what now ? |
| MAX - a gamma-ray lens for nuclear astrophysics |
| no comprendo ? |
| version française |
update : july 2003
questions and comments :Peter
von Ballmoos