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The Maximum Entropy method is a practical technique for generating intensity skymaps from Compton-telescope data. The application of the method to COMPTEL data for point sources and large-scale emission is described. New developments in the method are illustrated.
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Strong, A.W. Maximum Entropy imaging of comptel data. Exp Astron 6, 97–102 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419263
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