1. Preface

   • P. von Ballmoos

   Preface 20 September 2006 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Prospects in space-based gamma-ray astronomy

   • J. Knödlseder

   Original Article 22 July 2006 Pages: 3 - 13

3. Annihilation of positrons in the Galaxy

   • S. Sazonov
   • E. Churazov
   • M. Revnivtsev

   Original Article 15 September 2006 Pages: 15 - 22

4. Prospects and requirements for measurements of extragalactic γ-ray lines

   • Richard E. Griffiths

   Original Article 20 September 2006 Pages: 23 - 30

5. Non-thermal cosmic backgrounds and prospects for future high-energy observations of blazars

   • P. Giommi
   • S. Colafrancesco

   Original Article 12 October 2006 Pages: 31 - 40

6. Rolling down from the 30 keV peak: Modelling the Hard X-Ray and γ-Ray Backgrounds

   • Andrea Comastri
   • Roberto Gilli
   • Günther Hasinger

   Original Article 06 July 2006 Pages: 41 - 47

7. Focusing supernova gamma rays

   • M. D. Leising

   Original Article 16 September 2006 Pages: 49 - 55

8. Nucleosynthesis in nova explosions: Prospects for its observation with focusing telescopes

   • M. Hernanz
   • J. José

   OriginalPaper 05 July 2006 Pages: 57 - 64

9. Puzzles and potential for gamma-ray line observations of solar flare ion acceleration

   • David M. Smith

   Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 65 - 73

10. The INTEGRAL – HESS/MAGIC connection: A new class of cosmic high energy accelerators from keV to TeV

    • P. Ubertini

    Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 75 - 83

11. Replicated Nickel Optics for the Hard-X-Ray Region

    • Brian D. Ramsey

    OriginalPaper 05 July 2006 Pages: 85 - 92

12. Small D-Spacing WC/SiC Multilayers for Future Hard X-Ray Telescope Designs

    • Carsten P. Jensen
    • Kristin K. Madsen
    • Finn E. Christensen

    Original Article 16 June 2006 Pages: 93 - 103

13. Design Aspects of Grazing Angle Multilayer Mirrors for Soft γ-Rays

    • Ernst-Jan Buis
    • Marco Beijersbergen
    • David Lumb

    OriginalPaper 04 July 2006 Pages: 105 - 113

14. Progress Toward Light Weight High Angular Resolution Multilayer Coated Optics

    • M. P. Ulmer
    • M. E. Graham
    • S. Varlese

    OriginalPaper 05 July 2006 Pages: 115 - 120

15. InFOCμS Hard X-ray Imaging Telescope

    • J. Tueller
    • H. A. Krimm
    • K. Yamashita

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2006 Pages: 121 - 129

16. Development of the HEFT and NuSTAR focusing telescopes

    • Fiona A. Harrison
    • Finn E. Christensen
    • David Smith

    Original Article 23 September 2006 Pages: 131 - 137

17. The SIMBOL-X hard X-ray mission

    • Giovanni Pareschi
    • Philippe Ferrando

    Original Article 20 September 2006 Pages: 139 - 149

18. Laue diffraction lenses for astrophysics: Theoretical concepts

    • Hubert Halloin
    • Pierre Bastie

    Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 151 - 170

19. Laue diffraction lenses for astrophysics: From theory to experiments

    • Hubert Halloin

    Original Article 17 September 2006 Pages: 171 - 184

20. Mosaic and gradient SiGe single crystals for gamma ray Laue lenses

    • N. V. Abrosimov

    Original Article 04 July 2006 Pages: 185 - 194

21. Copper Mosaic Crystals for Laue Lenses

    • P. Courtois
    • K. H. Andersen
    • P. Bastie

    Original Article 25 July 2006 Pages: 195 - 200

22. High diffraction efficiency, broadband, diffraction crystals for use in crystal diffraction lenses

    • Robert K. Smither
    • Khaliefeh Abu Saleem
    • Gerry K. Skinner

    Original Article 04 July 2006 Pages: 201 - 210

23. An “ESA-Affordable” Laue-lens

    • Niels Lund

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2006 Pages: 211 - 217

24. Optical properties of Laue lenses for hard X-rays (>60 keV)

    • Alessandro Pisa
    • Filippo Frontera
    • Natalia Auricchio

    Original Article 30 August 2006 Pages: 219 - 228

25. Development of a new photon diffraction imaging system for diagnostic nuclear medicine

    • D. E. Roa
    • R. K. Smither
    • P. Caligiuri

    Original Article 04 July 2006 Pages: 229 - 239

26. HAXTEL: A Laue lens telescope development project for a deep exploration of the hard X-ray sky (> 60 keV)

    • F. Frontera
    • A. Pisa
    • J. Stephen

    Original Article 21 September 2006 Pages: 241 - 251

27. CLAIRE: First light for a gamma-ray lens

    • Peter von Ballmoos
    • Hubert Halloin
    • Bob Smither

    Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 253 - 267

28. MAX, a Laue diffraction lens for nuclear astrophysics

    • N. Barrière
    • P. von Ballmoos
    • C. Wunderer

    Original Article 23 September 2006 Pages: 269 - 278

29. The gamma ray lens – an ESA technology reference study

    • Craig Brown
    • Nicola Rando
    • Tone Peacock

    Original Article 15 September 2006 Pages: 279 - 288

30. Gamma Ray Fresnel Lenses – Why Not?

    • G. K. Skinner

    Original Article 25 July 2006 Pages: 289 - 298

31. Development of ground-testable phase fresnel lenses in silicon

    • John Krizmanic
    • Brian Morgan
    • Gerry Skinner

    Original Article 26 July 2006 Pages: 299 - 306

32. Multiwavelength focusing with the Sun as gravitational lens

    • Laurent Koechlin
    • Denis Serre
    • Thomas Crouzil

    OriginalPaper 15 September 2006 Pages: 307 - 315

33. A Si/CdTe Compton Camera for gamma-ray lens experiment

    • Tadayuki Takahashi

    Original Article 20 September 2006 Pages: 317 - 331

34. New Scintillators for Focal Plane Detectors in Gamma-Ray Missions

    • Ernst-Jan Buis
    • Marco Beijersbergen
    • Reint Ostendorf

    Original Article 15 August 2006 Pages: 333 - 339

35. A focal plane detector design for a wide-band Laue-lens telescope

    • Ezio Caroli
    • Natalia Auricchio
    • Giulio Ventura

    Original Article 15 September 2006 Pages: 341 - 351

36. Polarisation measurements with a CdTe pixel array detector for Laue hard X-ray focusing telescopes

    • Ezio Caroli
    • Rui M. Curado da Silva
    • Stefano del Sordo

    Original Article 20 September 2006 Pages: 353 - 364

37. Simulated performance of dedicated Ge-strip Compton telescopes as γ-lens focal plane instrumentation

    • C. B. Wunderer
    • P. von Ballmoos
    • A. Zoglauer

    OriginalPaper 25 July 2006 Pages: 365 - 373

38. Monte Carlo study of detector concepts for the MAX Laue lens gamma-ray telescope

    • G. Weidenspointner
    • C. B. Wunderer
    • P. von Ballmoos

    Original Article 23 September 2006 Pages: 375 - 386

39. Performance of the Nuclear Compton Telescope

    • Steven Boggs
    • Mark Bandstra
    • Peter von Ballmoos

    Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 387 - 394

40. The Compton and pair creation telescope MEGA

    • Robert Andritschke
    • Andreas Zoglauer
    • Florian Schopper

    Original Article 21 September 2006 Pages: 395 - 403

41. The MPE X-ray test facility PANTER: Calibration of hard X-ray (15–50 kev) optics

    • M. J. Freyberg
    • H. Bräuninger
    • B. D. Ramsey

    Original Article 21 September 2006 Pages: 405 - 412

42. The Ferrara hard X-ray facility for testing/calibrating hard X-ray focusing telescopes

    • Gianluca Loffredo
    • Filippo Frontera
    • Stefano Squerzanti

    Original Article 20 September 2006 Pages: 413 - 420

43. SIMBOL-X: An hard X-ray formation flying mission

    • Rodolphe Clédassou
    • Philippe Ferrando

    Original Article 20 September 2006 Pages: 421 - 434

44. Distributed Space Segment for High Energy Astrophysics: Similarities And specificites

    • Emmanuel Hinglais

    OriginalPaper 04 July 2006 Pages: 435 - 445

45. The Claire gondola: Testing the first gamma-ray lens on a stratospheric balloon

    • Ph. Laporte
    • J. Evrard
    • A. Laurens

    Original Article 23 September 2006 Pages: 447 - 454

46. Recent advances and low cost concept for the gamma-ray lens project MAX

    • Xavier Leyre
    • Michel Sghedoni
    • Peter von Ballmoos

    Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 455 - 464

47. Small-sat platforms and formation flying: An opportunity for the gamma ray telescope MAX

    • J. Borde
    • P. von Ballmoos
    • R. Soumagne

    Original Article 19 September 2006 Pages: 465 - 482

48. MAX: Formation flying for nuclear astrophysics

    • Paul Duchon

    Original Article 26 September 2006 Pages: 483 - 495

49. Formation Flying for a Fresnel Lens Observatory Mission

    • John Krizmanic
    • Gerry Skinner
    • Neil Gehrels

    Original Article 06 July 2006 Pages: 497 - 503