Gas electron multiplier (GEM) detectors for an advanced x-ray monitor

Ronald A. Remillard; Alan M. Levine; Edward A. Boughan; Hale V. Bradt; Edward H. Morgan; Ulrich J. Becker; Seppo Arvo Anter Nenonen; Osmi R. Vilhu

doi:10.1117/12.409152

13 December 2000 Gas electron multiplier (GEM) detectors for an advanced x-ray monitor

Ronald A. Remillard, Alan M. Levine, Edward A. Boughan, Hale V. Bradt, Edward H. Morgan, Ulrich J. Becker, Seppo Arvo Anter Nenonen, Osmi R. Vilhu

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Proceedings Volume 4140, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409152
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe a concept for a NASA SMEX Mission in which Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors, developed at CERN, are adapted for use in X-ray astronomy. These detectors can be used to obtain moderately large detector area and two- dimensional photon positions with sub mm accuracy in the range of 1.5 to 15 keV. We describe an application of GEMs with xenon gas, coded mask cameras, and simple circuits for measuring event positions and for anticoincidence rejection of particle events. The cameras are arranged to cover most of the celestial sphere, providing high sensitivity and throughput for a wide variety of cosmic explosions. At longer timescales, persistent X-ray sources would be monitored with unprecedented levels of coverage. The sensitivity to faint X-ray sources on a one-day timescale would be improved by a factor of 6 over the RXTE All Sky Monitor.

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Ronald A. Remillard, Alan M. Levine, Edward A. Boughan, Hale V. Bradt, Edward H. Morgan, Ulrich J. Becker, Seppo Arvo Anter Nenonen, and Osmi R. Vilhu "Gas electron multiplier (GEM) detectors for an advanced x-ray monitor", Proc. SPIE 4140, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, (13 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409152

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