Xenon time projection chamber for next-generation planetary missions

Mitsuteru Mimura; Hiroki Kusano; Shingo Kobayashi; Mitsuhiro Miyajima; Nobuyuki Hasebe

Xenon time projection chamber for next-generation planetary missions

Mitsuteru Mimura, Hiroki Kusano, Shingo Kobayashi, Mitsuhiro Miyajima, Nobuyuki Hasebe

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Abstract

Imaging of 7 rays with 1 ~ 5 MeV with a xenon time projection chamber (Xe-TPC) has been simulated with the GEANT4 code. The clear image of a 7-ray source was obtained using the Xe-TPC. The dependence of angular resolution and imaging efficiency on xenon density were also investigated over the density range from 0.06 to 0.18 g/cm3. It was found that a Xe-TPC is promising for imaging of high-energy 7-rays (~ 5 MeV) on planetary surface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-160
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
Volume	78
Issue number	SUPPL. A
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

7-ray camera
Compton camera
Directional 7-ray spectrometer
High-pressure xenon
Planetary remote sensing
Time projection chamber

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Xenon time projection chamber for next-generation planetary missions

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