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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摘要

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.

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主出版物標題2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
頁面444-448
頁數5
DOIs
出版狀態已出版 - 2009
事件2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009 - Orlando, FL, United States
持續時間: 25 10月 200931 10月 2009

出版系列

名字IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN(列印)1095-7863

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???event.eventtypes.event.conference???2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NSS/MIC 2009
國家/地區United States
城市Orlando, FL
期間25/10/0931/10/09

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