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COMPTEL Processing and Analysis Software System: COMPASS (Requirements and Overview)

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In this paper the COMPTEL Processing and Data Analysis System COMPASS is described. A general overview of the system software is given with a focus on the software engineering aspects.

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  1. Laboratory for Space Research Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. W. den Herder, H. Aarts, W. Hermsen, B. N. Swanenburg & C. de Vries

  2. Space Science Department of ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    K. Bennett, C. Winkler & I. Wood

  3. Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany

    R. Diehl, M. Johnson, V. Schönfelder, H. Steinle & A. W. Strong

  4. University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

    J. Lockwood, M. McConnell, J. Ryan & G. Simpson

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    V. Di Gesù

  2. University of Palermo and Institute of Cosmic Physics and Informatics/CNR, Palermo, Italy

    L. Scarsi

  3. Institute of Cosmic Physics and Informatics/CNR, Palermo, Italy

    R. Buccheri  & M. C. Maccarone  & 

  4. European Southern Observatory, Garching/Munich, Germany

    P. Crane

  5. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching/Munich, Germany

    H. U. Zimmermann

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den Herder, J.W. et al. (1992). COMPTEL Processing and Analysis Software System: COMPASS (Requirements and Overview). In: Di Gesù, V., Scarsi, L., Buccheri, R., Crane, P., Maccarone, M.C., Zimmermann, H.U. (eds) Data Analysis in Astronomy IV. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 59. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3388-7_23

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