The XGIS imaging system onboard the THESEUS mission

J. L. Gasent-Blesa; V. Reglero; P. Connell; B. Pinazo-Herrero; J. Navarro-González; P. Rodríguez-Martínez; A. J. Castro-Tirado; M. D. Caballero-García; L. Amati; C. Labanti; S. Mereghetti; F. Frontera; R. Campana; M. Orlandini; J. Stephen; L. Terenzi; F. Evangelisti; S. Squerzanti; M. Melchiorri; F. Fuschino; A. De Rosa; G. Morgante

doi:10.1117/12.2561006

13 December 2020 The XGIS imaging system onboard the THESEUS mission

J. L. Gasent-Blesa, V. Reglero, P. Connell, B. Pinazo-Herrero, J. Navarro-González, P. Rodríguez-Martínez, A. J. Castro-Tirado, M. D. Caballero-García, L. Amati, C. Labanti, S. Mereghetti, F. Frontera, R. Campana, M. Orlandini, J. Stephen, L. Terenzi, F. Evangelisti, S. Squerzanti, M. Melchiorri, F. Fuschino, A. De Rosa, G. Morgante

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Proceedings Volume 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 114448S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561006
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Within the scientific goals of the THESEUS ESA/M5 candidate mission, a critical item is a fast (within a few s) and accurate (<15 arcmin) Gamma-Ray Burst and high-energy transient location from a few keV up to hard X-ray energy band. For that purpose, the signal multiplexing based on coded masks is the selected option to achieve this goal. This contribution is implemented by the XGIS Imaging System, based on that technique. The XGIS Imaging System has the heritage of previous payload developments: LEGRI/Minisat-01, INTEGRAL, UFFO/Lomonosov and ASIM/ISS. In particular the XGIS Imaging System is an upgrade of the ASIM system in operation since 2018 on the International Space Station. The scientific goal is similar: to detect a gamma-ray transient. But while ASIM focuses on Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes, THESEUS aims for the GRBs. For each of the two XGIS Cameras, the coded mask is located at 630 mm from the detector layer. The coding pattern is implemented in a Tungsten plate (1 mm thickness) providing a good multiplexing capability up to 150 keV. In that way both XGIS detector layers (based on Si and CsI detectors) have imaging capabilities at the medium – hard X-ray domain. This is an improvement achieved during the current THESEUS Phase-A. The mask is mounted on top of a collimator that provides the mechanical assembly support, as well as good cosmic X-ray background shielding. The XGIS Imaging System preliminary structural and thermal design, and the corresponding analyses, are included in this contribution, as it is a preliminary performance evaluation.

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J. L. Gasent-Blesa, V. Reglero, P. Connell, B. Pinazo-Herrero, J. Navarro-González, P. Rodríguez-Martínez, A. J. Castro-Tirado, M. D. Caballero-García, L. Amati, C. Labanti, S. Mereghetti, F. Frontera, R. Campana, M. Orlandini, J. Stephen, L. Terenzi, F. Evangelisti, S. Squerzanti, M. Melchiorri, F. Fuschino, A. De Rosa, and G. Morgante "The XGIS imaging system onboard the THESEUS mission", Proc. SPIE 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 114448S (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561006

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