Published February 21, 2011 | Version v1
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First results about on-ground calibration of the silicon tracker for the AGILE satellite

Creators

  • 1. INFN-Pavia, I-27100 Pavia (Italy)
  • 2. INAF/IASF-Roma, I-00133 Roma (Italy)
  • 3. INAF/IASF-Bologna, I-40129 Bologna (Italy)
  • 4. INFN Lab. Naz. di Frascati, I-00044 Frascati (Roma) (Italy)
  • 5. CIFS-Torino, I-10133 Torino (Italy)
  • 6. INAF/IASF-Milano, I-20133 Milano (Italy)
  • 7. Dip. di Fisica, Univ. Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma (Italy)
  • 8. ENEA-Bologna, I-40129 Bologna (Italy)
  • 9. INFN Trieste, I-34127 Trieste (Italy)
  • 10. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari, localita' Poggio dei Pini, strada 54, I-09012 Capoterra (Italy)
  • 11. Dip. di Fisica, Univ. Dell'Insubria, I-22100 Como (Italy)

Description

The AGILE scientific instrument has been calibrated with a tagged γ-ray beam at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of the INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (LNF). The goal of the calibration was the measure of the Point Spread Function (PSF) as a function of the photon energy and incident angle and the validation of the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of the silicon tracker operation. The calibration setup is described and some preliminary results are presented.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.078

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.078;
arXiv
arXiv:1112.2600v1;
PII
S0168-9002(10)01268-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
630
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 251-257
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
2. Roma international conference on astroparticle physics
Acronym
RICAP 2009
Dates
13-15 May 2009
Place
Rome (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42096728
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BEAMS; CALIBRATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTONS; SATELLITES; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SILICON; SIMULATION; TELESCOPES; TEST FACILITIES; VALIDATION
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SEMIMETALS; TESTING

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