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Paper Abstract
The development of formation flying technology in space has opened a new window for astronomy at hard X-γ-ray
wavelenghts, allowing observations with unprecedented angular resolution (location accuracy of the order of few
arcsec). This has stimulated the development of new concepts for imaging instruments: on one side, the focusing
telescopes like γ-ray lens, using small,well shielded detector volumes, on the other side very large area γ-ray
imagers, both allowing a big step in sensitivity. We report on a study for the concept of a large area (1 square
meter), narrow field coded mask telescope with arcsec imaging capability, based on CZT detector technology
and active collimation system, made of Si microstrip detector modules and operating in the energy band 15-500
keV. Feasibility and performance characteristics are discussed as well as possible geometric configurations and
background suppression schemes, in the light of data obtained from INTEGRAL/IBIS and other CdTe/CZT
instruments currently in space.
Paper Details
Date Published: 27 June 2006
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 62662B (27 June 2006); doi: 10.1117/12.671797
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6266:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Martin J. L. Turner; Günther Hasinger, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 62662B (27 June 2006); doi: 10.1117/12.671797
Show Author Affiliations
L. Natalucci, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Roma (Italy)
P. Ubertini, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Roma (Italy)
E. Quadrini, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
P. Von Ballmoos, Ctr. d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements (France)
M. Alderighi, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
P. Ubertini, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Roma (Italy)
E. Quadrini, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
P. Von Ballmoos, Ctr. d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements (France)
M. Alderighi, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
S. Di Cosimo, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Roma (Italy)
M. Fiorini, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
M. Frutti, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Roma (Italy)
M. Uslenghi, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
M. Fiorini, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
M. Frutti, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Roma (Italy)
M. Uslenghi, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, IASF-Milano (Italy)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6266:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Martin J. L. Turner; Günther Hasinger, Editor(s)
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