The Compton Cube

F. Lebrun; A. Bazzano; V. Borrel; M. Cassé; A. Bykov; A. Coc; F. Daigne; P. Goldoni; J. Grigorczuck; M. Hernanz; P. Laurent; P. Mandrou; R. Marcinkowski; R. Mochkovitch; L. Natalucci; E. Parizot; J. Paul; P. O. Petrucci; V. Tatischeff; P. Ubertini

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00746-0

The Compton Cube

F. Lebrun
, A. Bazzano
, V. Borrel
, M. Cassé
, A. Bykov
, A. Coc
, F. Daigne
, P. Goldoni
, J. Grigorczuck
, M. Hernanz
, P. Laurent
, P. Mandrou
, R. Marcinkowski
, R. Mochkovitch
, L. Natalucci
, E. Parizot
, J. Paul
, P. O. Petrucci
, V. Tatischeff
, P. Ubertini

Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, CNRS and CEA
IAS
IRAP/CNRS
Ioffe Institute
Université Paris-Sud
University of Sheffield
Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris
Bât. 104-108
Université Grenoble Alpes

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Abstract

The Compton Cube is a 4π γ-ray telescope operating in the energy range of 100 keV-2 MeV onboard a microsatellite. Submitted in response to a CNES announcement of opportunity, this experiment makes use of the CdTe technology developed for ISGRI, the low-energy γ-ray camera of the IBIS telescope onboard INTEGRAL. It also takes advantage of the newly developed detectors with screening effect that offer an energy resolution better than 2% above 0.5 MeV. Spatial and spectral performances cooperate to provide a very compact experiment with very good performances in terms of sensitivity, spectral resolution and angular resolution. Thanks to its field of view, it is ideal for the study of transient events such as classical novae, γ-ray bursts, X-ray novae and AGNs. It offers also very long observing time in any direction, enabling an unbiased and high sensitivity mapping of the celestial sphere, particularly well suited to the study of the interstellar emission (lines and continuum) and the extragalactic background.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-43
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	504
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00746-0
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on New Development - Beaune, France Duration: 17 Jun 2002 → 21 Jun 2002

Keywords

High-energy astrophysics
γ-ray astronomy

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Lebrun, F., Bazzano, A., Borrel, V., Cassé, M., Bykov, A., Coc, A., Daigne, F., Goldoni, P., Grigorczuck, J., Hernanz, M., Laurent, P., Mandrou, P., Marcinkowski, R., Mochkovitch, R., Natalucci, L., Parizot, E., Paul, J., Petrucci, P. O., Tatischeff, V., & Ubertini, P. (2003). The Compton Cube. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 504(1-3), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00746-0

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