Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-12-19
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
16 pages, 15 figures; To appear in: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, 2000; Proc. SPIE, vol. 4140; K.A. Fl
Scientific paper
LXeGRIT is a balloon-borne Compton telescope employing a large volume liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXeTPC) as the central gamma-ray detector. It is designed to image gamma rays in the energy range of 200 keV to 20 MeV, with an angular resolution of about 3 degrees (1 sigma) at 2 MeV, within a field-of-view (FOV) of about 1 sr. The detector's energy and three-dimensional spatial resolution as measured during pre-flight calibration experiments, are $\Delta E_\mathrm{lxe}/E=8.8% : \sqrt{1\MeV /E}$ and < 1mm RMS, respectively. The detection efficiency for Compton events varies between 1.5% and 4% depending on energy and event selection. We describe the instrument as flown on May 7, 1999 and review its overall performance at balloon altitude. The launch occurred at 13:26:54 UT from Ft. Sumner, New Mexico and the flight was terminated about 9 hours later. The Crab was in the instrument FOV for a few hours. Analysis of these data is in progress.
Aprile Elena
Chupp ; E. L.
Curioni Alessandro
Doke ; T.
Dunphy Philip P.
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