The wide field monitor and spectrometer instrument on board the ASTENA satellite mission concept

F. Fuschino; R. Campana; E. Caroli; L. Amati; G. De Cesare; C. Labanti; M. Orlandini; E. Virgili; P. Rosati; F. Frontera

doi:10.1117/12.2314473

14 September 2018 The wide field monitor and spectrometer instrument on board the ASTENA satellite mission concept

F. Fuschino, R. Campana, E. Caroli, L. Amati, G. De Cesare, C. Labanti, M. Orlandini, E. Virgili, P. Rosati, F. Frontera

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Proceedings Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106995Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314473
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

The ASTENA mission concept under study in the framework of the H2020 AHEAD project includes a wide field monitor and spectrometer (WFM/S), mainly dedicated to GRBs. The instrument, composed by different units, is sensitive in the range 1 keV – 20 MeV. The total isotropic detection area will be ~3.0 m2 with a FOV of about 1.35 sr. The WFM will allow the detection and spectroscopic and polarimetric characterization of all classes of GRBs. Each module is a coded mask telescope that will allow the source localization within few arcmin up to 50–100 keV. The detector core is based on the coupling of low-noise, solid-state Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) with CsI(Tl) scintillator bars. Low-energy and highenergy photons are discriminated using the on-board electronics. The instrument design and preliminary experimental characterizations are reported and discussed.

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F. Fuschino, R. Campana, E. Caroli, L. Amati, G. De Cesare, C. Labanti, M. Orlandini, E. Virgili, P. Rosati, and F. Frontera "The wide field monitor and spectrometer instrument on board the ASTENA satellite mission concept", Proc. SPIE 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 106995Z (14 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314473

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