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GAMCOTE: a prototype for an advanced Compton Telescope

GAMCOTE: a prototype for an advanced Compton Telescope

Authors :
N. de Séréville
A.-S. Torrentó
J.-J. Dormard
C. Santos
E. Legay
W. Bertoli
N. Karkour
J. Peyré
J. Kiener
V. Le Ven
C. Hamadache
X. Lafay
O. Limousin
E. Wanlin
E. Rauly
Vincent Tatischeff
N. Dosme
A. Gostojic
D. Linget
R. Oger
B. Genolini
Ph. Rosier
L. Gibelin
Ph. Laurent
G. Brulin
T. Faul
X. Grave
D. Maier
Source :
SPIE Proceedings.
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
SPIE, 2016.

Abstract

Astronomy in the MeV gamma-ray band (0.1 - 100 MeV) holds a rich promise for elucidating many fundamental questions concerning the most violent cosmic phenomena. The next generation of gamma-ray space instrument could be a Compton and pair-creation telescope made of two main parts: a silicon tracker optimized for Compton scattering of cosmic gamma rays and a calorimeter that absorbs the scattered photons. We present here the first results of GAMCOTE, a GAMma-ray COmpton TElescope prototype which includes thick double sided silicon strip detectors coupled to a LaBr3:Ce crystal read by a 64 multi-anode photomultiplier tube.

Details

ISSN :
0277786X
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
SPIE Proceedings
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........13ac11c395ad04eb482137f4742baea0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231620