Efficiency and polarimetric calibration of the nuclear Compton telescope

Eric C. Bellm; Jeng Lun Chiu; Daniel Perez-Becker; Jau Shian Liang; Andreas Zoglauer; Mark S. Bandstra; Zong Kai Liu; Steven E. Boggs; Hsiang Kuang Chang; Yuan Hann Chang; Minghuey A. Huang; Mark Amman; Wei Che Hung; Pierre Jean; Chih Hsun Lin; Paul N. Luke; Ray Shine Run; Cornelia B. Wunderer

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5406733

Efficiency and polarimetric calibration of the nuclear Compton telescope

Eric C. Bellm, Jeng Lun Chiu, Daniel Perez-Becker, Jau Shian Liang, Andreas Zoglauer, Mark S. Bandstra, Zong Kai Liu, Steven E. Boggs, Hsiang Kuang Chang, Yuan Hann Chang, Minghuey A. Huang, Mark Amman, Wei Che Hung, Pierre Jean, Chih Hsun Lin, Paul N. Luke, Ray Shine Run, Cornelia B. Wunderer

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Abstract

The Nuclear Compton Telescope (NCT) is a balloon-borne gamma-ray telescope which uses cross-strip germanium detectors to study astrophysical sources of nuclear line emission. The compact design allows for wide-field imaging with excellent efficiency from 0.2-10 MeV. Moreover, the Compton imaging principle utilized by NCT provides polarimetric sensitivity above 200 keV. We conducted an extensive calibration campaign using radioactive sources prior to our flight from Ft. Sumner, New Mexico in Spring 2009. We present the results of our calibration of the effective area throughout NCT's field of view and compare them with Monte Carlo simulations using a detailed mass model. Additionally, we assess NCT's polarimetric capabilities with observations of a partially-polarized beam.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Pages	444-448
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5406733
State	Published - 2009
Event	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 25 Oct 2009 → 31 Oct 2009

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Name	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)	1095-7863

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Conference	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	25/10/09 → 31/10/09

Keywords

Compton imaging
Gamma-ray astronomy detectors
Gamma-ray imaging
Germanium radiation detectors
Polarimetry

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Bellm, E. C., Chiu, J. L., Perez-Becker, D., Liang, J. S., Zoglauer, A., Bandstra, M. S., Liu, Z. K., Boggs, S. E., Chang, H. K., Chang, Y. H., Huang, M. A., Amman, M., Hung, W. C., Jean, P., Lin, C. H., Luke, P. N., Run, R. S., & Wunderer, C. B. (2009). Efficiency and polarimetric calibration of the nuclear Compton telescope. In 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 (pp. 444-448). Article 5406733 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5406733

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Efficiency and polarimetric calibration of the nuclear Compton telescope. / Bellm, Eric C.; Chiu, Jeng Lun; Perez-Becker, Daniel et al.
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