Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-11-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 11 figures, SPIE 2002 Proceedings, Conf. Vol. 4851 - 140; corrected references
Scientific paper
10.1117/12.461567
LXeGRIT is the first prototype of a novel concept of Compton telescope, based on the complete 3-dimensional reconstruction of the sequence of interactions of individual gamma rays in one position sensitive detector. This balloon-borne telescope consists of an unshielded time projection chamber with an active volume of 400 cm$^2 \times 7$ cm filled with high purity liquid xenon. Four VUV PMTs detect the fast xenon scintillation light signal, providing the event trigger. 124 wires and 4 anodes detect the ionization signals, providing the event spatial coordinates and total energy. In the period 1999 -- 2001, LXeGRIT has been extensively tested both in the laboratory and at balloon altitude, and its response in the MeV region has been thoroughly characterized. Here we summarize some of the results on pre-flight calibration, event reconstruction techniques, and performance during a 27 hour balloon flight on October 4 -- 5. We further present briefly the on-going efforts directed to improve the performance of this prototype towards the requirements for a base module of a next-generation Compton telescope.
Aprile Elena
Chupp Edward L.
Curioni Alessandro
Doke Tadayoshi
Dunphy Philip P.
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