Balloon-borne sub-MeV/MeV gamma-ray observation using a Compton camera with a gaseous TPC and scintillation camera

Shunsuke Kurosawa; Hidetoshi Kubo; Kaori Hattori; Chihiro Ida; Satoru Iwaki; Naoki Higashi; Shigeto Kabuki; Yuji Kishimoto; Kentaro Miuchi; Kiseki Nakamura; Hironobu Nishimura; Joseph D. Parker; Tatsuya Sawano; Atsushi Takada; Michiaki Takahashi; Toru Tanimori; Kojiro Taniue; Kazuki Ueno

doi:10.1117/12.857058

Balloon-borne sub-MeV/MeV gamma-ray observation using a Compton camera with a gaseous TPC and scintillation camera

Shunsuke Kurosawa, Hidetoshi Kubo, Kaori Hattori, Chihiro Ida, Satoru Iwaki, Naoki Higashi, Shigeto Kabuki, Yuji Kishimoto, Kentaro Miuchi, Kiseki Nakamura, Hironobu Nishimura, Joseph D. Parker, Tatsuya Sawano, Atsushi Takada, Michiaki Takahashi, Toru Tanimori, Kojiro Taniue, Kazuki Ueno

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Abstract

We have developed a sub-MeV and MeV gamma-ray imaging Compton camera for use in gamma-ray astronomy; it consists of a gaseous time-projection chamber (TPC) to convert the Compton scattering events and a scintillator array to absorb photons. The TPC measures the energy and three-dimensional tracks of Compton-recoil electrons, while the pixel scintillator arrays measure the energy and positions of scattered gamma rays. Therefore, our camera can reconstruct the incident gamma rays, event by event, over a wide field of view of approximately 3 str. We are now developing a Compton camera for a balloon-borne experiment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857058
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2010 Jun 28 → 2010 Jul 2

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7732
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	10/6/28 → 10/7/2

Keywords

Balloon experiment
Electron-tracking Compton camera
MeV gamma-ray astronomy
Scintillation camera
Time projection chamber

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kurosawa, S., Kubo, H., Hattori, K., Ida, C., Iwaki, S., Higashi, N., Kabuki, S., Kishimoto, Y., Miuchi, K., Nakamura, K., Nishimura, H., Parker, J. D., Sawano, T., Takada, A., Takahashi, M., Tanimori, T., Taniue, K., & Ueno, K. (2010). Balloon-borne sub-MeV/MeV gamma-ray observation using a Compton camera with a gaseous TPC and scintillation camera. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray [773223] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7732). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857058

Balloon-borne sub-MeV/MeV gamma-ray observation using a Compton camera with a gaseous TPC and scintillation camera. / Kurosawa, Shunsuke; Kubo, Hidetoshi; Hattori, Kaori et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. 2010. 773223 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7732).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kurosawa, S, Kubo, H, Hattori, K, Ida, C, Iwaki, S, Higashi, N, Kabuki, S, Kishimoto, Y, Miuchi, K, Nakamura, K, Nishimura, H, Parker, JD, Sawano, T, Takada, A, Takahashi, M, Tanimori, T, Taniue, K & Ueno, K 2010, Balloon-borne sub-MeV/MeV gamma-ray observation using a Compton camera with a gaseous TPC and scintillation camera. in Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 773223, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, San Diego, CA, United States, 10/6/28. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857058

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