Evaluation of a Photon Sensitivity Integral
for the FAME Instrument
Marc A. Murison
Astronomical Applications Department
U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC
murison@riemann.usno.navy.mil
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/murison/
17 March, 1997
Contents
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Introduction
1. Definite Integral
2. Indefinite Integral
3. Check of the Indefinite Integral
4. Definite Integration by Parts
5. Comparison between Definite and Indefinite Integrations
6. Singularity Surfaces in Geometry Factor Parameter Space
6.1. Series Approximations of the Integral
6.2. Graphical Representation of the Singular Surfaces
6.3. Special Case: r = s = 0
Appendix: Integration Result Expressions
Introduction
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