MGGPOD Version 1.1: a Monte Carlo Simulation Tool to Assess the Performance of Advanced Compton Telescopes

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Aug 2004

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American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #8, #41.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1206

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Currently, a multitude of instrumental concepts for a so-called Advanced Compton Telescope (ACT) are under study in the US, Europe, and Japan. These instruments are exceedingly complex and will have to operate in the harsh space environment which is pervaded by intense particle and photon radiation fields. These radiation fields will give rise to an intense instrumental background against which the much smaller signals from celestial sources need to be discerned. Monte Carlo simulation is an effective approach to assess both the response and the instrumental background, and hence the performance, of a given instrument concept in a given radiation environment. In order to meet better the requirements for studying the performance of these complex instruments, the already proven MGGPOD Monte Carlo suite is currently being upgraded. Improvements include: additional beam geometry and spectral options, capability of modeling polarized photons, additional output formats suitable for event reconstruction algorithms, and improved neutron interaction cross-sections.
G.W. knowlegdes funding through an external ESA fellowship.

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