Published October 21, 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Silicon detectors in space for γ-ray astroparticle physics

Creators

  • 1. INFN Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma (Italy)

Description

Silicon detectors are the core of two instruments that has been constructed for the study of the γ-ray sky in the pair production regime (above 10-20 MeV). One, AGILE, has been launched on the 23 of April while the other, GLAST, will be launched in the middle of 2008. Here we will describe the advantage in respect to the previous techniques and the performances of these detectors.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.114

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.114;
PII
S0168-9002(08)01052-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
596
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 79-84
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
8. international conference on large scale applications and radiation hardness of semiconductor detectors
Dates
27-29 Jun 2007
Place
Florence (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41009392
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
GAMMA RADIATION; MEV RANGE; PAIR PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE; SATELLITES; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SKY; SPACE
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS

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