GAMCOTE: a prototype for an advanced Compton Telescope

N. de Séréville; V. Tatischeff; P. Laurent; W. Bertoli; G. Brulin; J.-J. Dormard; N. Dosme; T. Faul; B. Genolini; L. Gibelin; A. Gostojić; X. Grave; C. Hamadache; N. Karkour; J. Kiener; X. Lafay; E. Legay; O. Limousin; D. Linget; D. Maier; R. Oger; J. Peyré; E. Rauly; P. Rosier; C. Santos; A.-S. Torrentó; V. Le Ven; E. Wanlin

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11 July 2016 GAMCOTE: a prototype for an advanced Compton Telescope

N. de Séréville, V. Tatischeff, P. Laurent, W. Bertoli, G. Brulin, J.-J. Dormard, N. Dosme, T. Faul, B. Genolini, L. Gibelin, A. Gostojić, X. Grave, C. Hamadache, N. Karkour, J. Kiener, X. Lafay, E. Legay, O. Limousin, D. Linget, D. Maier, R. Oger, J. Peyré, E. Rauly, P. Rosier, C. Santos, A.-S. Torrentó, V. Le Ven, E. Wanlin

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Proceedings Volume 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 99056C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231620
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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.

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N. de Séréville, V. Tatischeff, P. Laurent, W. Bertoli, G. Brulin, J.-J. Dormard, N. Dosme, T. Faul, B. Genolini, L. Gibelin, A. Gostojić, X. Grave, C. Hamadache, N. Karkour, J. Kiener, X. Lafay, E. Legay, O. Limousin, D. Linget, D. Maier, R. Oger, J. Peyré, E. Rauly, P. Rosier, C. Santos, A.-S. Torrentó, V. Le Ven, and E. Wanlin "GAMCOTE: a prototype for an advanced Compton Telescope", Proc. SPIE 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 99056C (11 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231620

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