Title :
Monte Carlo study of scintillating fiber gamma ray telescopes
Author :
Park, J. ; Atac, M. ; Cline, D.B. ; Fenyves, E.J.
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The EGS4 (Electron Gamma Shower 4) Monte Carlo program was used to investigate the angular and energy response of double Compton scattering telescopes using plastic scintillating fibers coupled to position-sensitive photomultipliers. The program allows the optimization of important parameters for telescopes under development. The influence of the parameters on the efficiency, and the angular, position, and energy resolution of the telescope was studied. Preliminary results are presented
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; astronomical telescopes; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray detection and measurement; photomultipliers; position sensitive particle detectors; scintillation counters; EGS4; Electron Gamma Shower 4; Monte Carlo study; astronomy; double Compton scattering telescopes; energy response; optimization; plastic scintillating fibers; position-sensitive photomultipliers; scintillating fiber gamma ray telescopes; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Energy resolution; Monte Carlo methods; Particle scattering; Photomultipliers; Plastics; Prototypes; Telescopes; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
