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Hybrid gas scintillation proportional counter/phoswich detector for hard X-ray astronomyA concept is presented for a balloon-borne imaging hybrid proportional counter/phoswich detector of medium to hard X-rays. The phoswich would be optically coupled to the exit window of the proportional counter, and both detectors would use a common position-sensitive readout. It is anticipated that such a detector could combine the good energy and position resolution and excellent background rejection ability of the proportional counter for incident photon energies less than 100 keV with the extended response of the phoswich for higher energies. The phoswich could also be used to reject Compton scattering events in the proportional counter. This detector concept is studied using numerical simulations of a 400 sq cm square prototype detector. Results from this simulation indicate that current levels of proportional counter and phoswich performance are attainable at small cost in quantum efficiency, compared to a bare phoswich detector.
Document ID
19900063220
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Grindlay, Jonathan E.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Manandhar, Raj P.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: EUV, X-ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy and Atomic Physics
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 7, 1989
End Date: August 11, 1989
Accession Number
90A50275
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-624
Distribution Limits
Public
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