Event reconstruction in high resolution Compton telescopes

Details Event reconstruction in high resolution Compton telescopes Event reconstruction in high resolution Compton telescopes

2000-05-11

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0005250v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&ASS

Scientific paper

10.1051/aas:2000107

The development of germanium Compton telescopes for nuclear gamma-ray astrophysics (~0.2-20 MeV) requires new event reconstruction techniques to accurately determine the initial direction and energy of photon events, as well as to consistently reject background events. This paper describes techniques for event reconstruction, accounting for realistic instrument/detector performance and uncertainties. An especially important technique is Compton Kinematic Discrimination, which allows proper interaction ordering and background rejection with high probabilities. The use of these techniques are crucial for the realistic evaluation of the performance and sensitivity of any germanium Compton telescope configuration.

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