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18 October 1996 Development of a gamma-ray scintillating fiber telescope for energetic radiation (SIFTER) with simultaneous tracking and calorimetry
Geoffrey N. Pendleton, Gerald J. Fishman, Thomas A. Parnell, Mark J. Christl, F. Ellen Roberts, Robert B. Wilson, W. Robert Binns, Paul L. Hink, Martin H. Israel, Thomas Koshut
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Abstract
The outstanding results of the EGRET experiment on CGRO have stimulated the search for a next generation of high-energy gamma-ray telescope. We discuss here the use of scintillating optical fibers for the development of a new type of gamma-ray telescope operating in the energy range 10 MeV and above. An all-sky high-energy monitor with ten times EGRET's sensitivity and superior detector characteristics is described. The detector is composed of layers of lead and plastic scintillating fibers that perform both the shower direction and energy measurement. We present here simulations of a system with ten radiation lengths of lead in it and show how the system achieves good directional accuracy and energy resolution. We also discuss the characteristics of a baseline technology demonstration module designed to verify the performance of the SIFTER system components.
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Geoffrey N. Pendleton, Gerald J. Fishman, Thomas A. Parnell, Mark J. Christl, F. Ellen Roberts, Robert B. Wilson, W. Robert Binns, Paul L. Hink, Martin H. Israel, and Thomas Koshut "Development of a gamma-ray scintillating fiber telescope for energetic radiation (SIFTER) with simultaneous tracking and calorimetry", Proc. SPIE 2806, Gamma-Ray and Cosmic-Ray Detectors, Techniques, and Missions, (18 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253976
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Particles

Lead

Telescopes

Gamma radiation

Scintillators

Space telescopes

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