Monte Carlo evaluation of a CZT 3D spectrometer suitable for a Hard X- and soft-γ rays polarimetry balloon borne experiment

E. Caroli; G. De Cesare; R. M. Curado da Silva; L. Abbene; N. Auricchio; Carl Budtz-Jørgensen; S. Del Sordo; P. Ferrando; J. L. Galvez; M. Hernanz; J. Isern; Irfan Kuvvetli; P. Laurent; O. Limousin; J. M. Maia; M. Moita; N. Produit; J. B. Stephen; A. Zappettini

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582278

Monte Carlo evaluation of a CZT 3D spectrometer suitable for a Hard X- and soft-γ rays polarimetry balloon borne experiment

E. Caroli
, G. De Cesare
, R. M. Curado da Silva
, L. Abbene
, N. Auricchio
, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen
, S. Del Sordo
, P. Ferrando
, J. L. Galvez
, M. Hernanz
, J. Isern
, Irfan Kuvvetli
, P. Laurent
, O. Limousin
, J. M. Maia
, M. Moita
, N. Produit
, J. B. Stephen
, A. Zappettini

National Institute for Astrophysics
Universidade de Coimbra
University of Palermo
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission
Institute of Space Sciences
Istituto dei Materiali per l' Elettronica ed il Magnetismo
University of Geneva

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Today, the measurement of the polarization status of cosmic sources high-energy emission, is recognized as a key observational parameter to understand the active production mechanism and its geometry. Therefore, a mandatory requirement for new instrumentations operating in this energy range will be to provide high sensitivity for polarimetric measurements. In this framework, we have presented the concept of a small high-performance imaging spectrometer optimized for polarimetry between 100 and 600 keV suitable for a stratospheric balloon-borne payload and as a pathfinder for a future satellite mission. The detector with 3D spatial resolution is based on a CZT spectrometer in a highly segmented configuration designed to operate simultaneously as a high performance scattering polarimeter. Herein, we report results of a Monte Carlo study devoted to optimize the configuration of the detector for polarimetry with particular focus on event selection filter able to increase the polarimetric performance. This preliminary analysis shows that a procedure to optimize the polarization response of a 3D spectrometers should first of all determine the best tradeoff between the statistical significance and the quality of the modulation factor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2015 IEEE
Number of pages	5
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2015
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4673-9862-6, 978-1-4673-9863-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582278
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference - Town and Country Hotel, San Diego, United States Duration: 31 Oct 2015 → 7 Nov 2015

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Conference	2015 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
Location	Town and Country Hotel
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	31/10/2015 → 07/11/2015

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Caroli, E., De Cesare, G., Curado da Silva, R. M., Abbene, L., Auricchio, N., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Del Sordo, S., Ferrando, P., Galvez, J. L., Hernanz, M., Isern, J., Kuvvetli, I., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Maia, J. M., Moita, M., Produit, N., Stephen, J. B., & Zappettini, A. (2015). Monte Carlo evaluation of a CZT 3D spectrometer suitable for a Hard X- and soft-γ rays polarimetry balloon borne experiment. In Proceedings of the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2015 IEEE IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7582278

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Monte Carlo evaluation of a CZT 3D spectrometer suitable for a Hard X- and soft-γ rays polarimetry balloon borne experiment. / Caroli, E.; De Cesare, G.; Curado da Silva, R. M. et al.
Proceedings of the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2015 IEEE. IEEE, 2015.

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Monte Carlo evaluation of a CZT 3D spectrometer suitable for a Hard X- and soft-γ rays polarimetry balloon borne experiment

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