Gamma-ray imaging by silicon detectors in space: Presentation of the AGILE reconstruction method and kalman filter algorithms

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Oct 2001

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GAMMA 2001: Gamma-Ray Astrophysics 2001. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 587, pp. 739-743 (2001).

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Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Charge-Coupled Devices, Image Detectors, And Ir Detector Arrays, Image Processing, Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components

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We present the AGILE REconstruction Method (AREM) and the track finding optimization by Kalman filter algorithms. AREM is a method of γ-ray direction reconstruction to be applied to high-resolution Silicon Tracker detectors in space. It can be used in a ``fast mode,'' independently on Kalman filters techniques, or in an ``optimized mode,'' including Kalman filter algorithms for track identification. AREM correctly addresses three points of the analysis which become relevant for off-axis incidence angles: 1) intrinsic ambiguity in the identification of the 3-De+/e- tracks and conversion plane; 2) proper identification of the 3-D reconstructed direction; 3) careful choice of an energy weighting scheme for the 3-D tracks. We present the preliminary results of the angular resolution obtained by analyzing simulated γ-rays in the AGILE detector. The excellent spatial resolution obtained by the AGILE Silicon Tracker allows to improve the angular resolution by a factor ~2 at energies >~ 400 MeV with respect to previous spark chamber detectors (e.g., EGRET). .

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