Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1829731 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A coded mask instrument based on Silicon Drift Detectors coupled to scintillators operated with a pulse shape discrimination technique is presented as a candidate wide field monitor for forthcoming gamma-ray burst (GRB) search missions. Such an instrument would allow an energy range extended from 1 keV to 1 MeV, in a single compact device, providing both a significant detection efficiency for the softest GRB (X-ray flashes), and the sensitivity to high energy necessary to constrain GRB spectral parameters.
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Authors
M. Marisaldi, C. Labanti, F. Fuschino, L. Amati,