抄録
The Soft Gamma-ray Detector (SGD) on board NeXT (Japanese future high energy astrophysics mission) is a Compton telescope with narrow field of view (FOV), which utilizes Compton kinematics to enhance its background rejection capabilities. It is realized as a hybrid semiconductor gamma-ray detector which consists of silicon and CdTe (Cadmium Telluride) detectors. It can detect photons in a wide energy band (0.05-1 MeV) at a background level of 5 × 10 -7 counts/s/cm 2/keV; the silicon layers are required to improve the performance at a lower energy band (<0.3 MeV). Excellent energy resolution is the key feature of the SGD, allowing to achieve both high angular resolution and good background rejection capability. An additional capability of the SGD, its ability to measure gamma-ray polarization opens up a new window to study properties of astronomical objects. We will present the development of key technologies to realize the SGD; high quality CdTe, low noise front-end ASIC and bump bonding tecnology. Energy resolutions of 1.7 keV (FWHM) for CdTe pixel detectors and 1.1 keV for Si strip detectors have been measured. We also present the validation of MC simulation used to evaluate the performance of the SGD.
| 本文言語 | English |
|---|---|
| 論文番号 | N14-5 |
| ページ（範囲） | 314-321 |
| ページ数 | 8 |
| ジャーナル | IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record |
| 巻 | 1 |
| 出版ステータス | Published - 2004 |
| 外部発表 | はい |
| イベント | 2004 Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems and the 14th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma- Ray Detectors - Rome, Italy 継続期間: 2004 10月 16 → 2004 10月 22 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 放射線
- 核物理学および高エネルギー物理学
- 放射線学、核医学およびイメージング