The spring 2009 balloon flight of the nuclear compton telescope

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

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402108

The spring 2009 balloon flight of the nuclear compton telescope

Mark S. Bandstra, Eric C. Bellm, Jeng Lun Chiu, Jau Shian Liang, Zong Kai Liu, Daniel Perez-Becker, Andreas Zoglauer, Steven E. Boggs, Hsiang Kuang Chang, Yuan Hann Chang, Ming Huey A. Huang, Mark Amman, Shiuan Juang Chiang, 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 balloonborne soft gamma-ray (0.2-10 MeV) telescope designed to study astrophysical sources of nuclear line emission and polarization. NCT consists of twelve high-purity germanium cross-strip detectors (GeDs) that measure both the position and energy of gamma-ray interactions. A 10-GeD version was flown on May 17-18 2009 from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, NM, with a total flight duration of 38.5 hours. Here we summarize the instrument, the calibrations, the flight, and our preliminary science results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
Pages	2131-2139
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402108
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 detectors

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Bandstra, M. S., Bellm, E. C., Chiu, J. L., Liang, J. S., Liu, Z. K., Perez-Becker, D., Zoglauer, A., Boggs, S. E., Chang, H. K., Chang, Y. H., Huang, M. H. A., Amman, M., Chiang, S. J., Hung, W. C., Jean, P., Lin, C. H., Luke, P. N., Run, R. S., & Wunderer, C. B. (2009). The spring 2009 balloon flight of the nuclear compton telescope. In 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 (pp. 2131-2139). [5402108] (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record). https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402108

Bandstra, Mark S. ; Bellm, Eric C. ; Chiu, Jeng Lun ; Liang, Jau Shian ; Liu, Zong Kai ; Perez-Becker, Daniel ; Zoglauer, Andreas ; Boggs, Steven E. ; Chang, Hsiang Kuang ; Chang, Yuan Hann ; Huang, Ming Huey A. ; Amman, Mark ; Chiang, Shiuan Juang ; Hung, Wei Che ; Jean, Pierre ; Lin, Chih Hsun ; Luke, Paul N. ; Run, Ray Shine ; Wunderer, Cornelia B. / The spring 2009 balloon flight of the nuclear compton telescope. 2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009. 2009. pp. 2131-2139 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record).

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The spring 2009 balloon flight of the nuclear compton telescope. / Bandstra, Mark S.; Bellm, Eric C.; Chiu, Jeng Lun; Liang, Jau Shian; Liu, Zong Kai; Perez-Becker, Daniel; Zoglauer, Andreas; Boggs, Steven E.; Chang, Hsiang Kuang; Chang, Yuan Hann; Huang, Ming Huey A.; Amman, Mark; Chiang, Shiuan Juang; Hung, Wei Che; Jean, Pierre; Lin, Chih Hsun; Luke, Paul N.; Run, Ray Shine; Wunderer, Cornelia B.

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