Characterisation of a CeBr$_3$(LB) detector for space application

A. Di Giovanni; L. Manenti; F. AlKhouri; L. R. AlKindi; A. AlMannaei; A. Al Qasim; M. L. Benabderrahmane; G. Bruno; V. Conicella; O. Fawwaz; P. Marpu; P. Panicker; C. Pittori; M. S. Roberts T. Vu; F. Arneodo

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/14/09/P09017

Characterisation of a CeBr$_3$(LB) detector for space application

Instrumentation and Detectors 2020-01-29 v1 Space Physics

Authors: A. Di Giovanni , L. Manenti , F. AlKhouri , L. R. AlKindi , A. AlMannaei , A. Al Qasim , M. L. Benabderrahmane , G. Bruno , V. Conicella , O. Fawwaz , P. Marpu , P. Panicker , C. Pittori , M. S. Roberts T. Vu , F. Arneodo

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Abstract

We describe the performance of a $\mathrm{23\times 23\times30 ~mm^3}$ low background cerium bromide, CeBr $_3$ (LB), scintillator crystal coupled to a Hamamatsu R11265U-200 photomultiplier. This detector will be the building block for a gamma-ray detector array designed to be the payload for a CubeSat to be launched in 2020. The aim of the mission is to study flashes of gamma rays of terrestrial origin. The design of the detector has been tuned for the detection of gamma rays in the 20 keV $-$ 3 MeV energy range.

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@article{arxiv.1907.12813,
  title  = {Characterisation of a CeBr$_3$(LB) detector for space application},
  author = {A. Di Giovanni and L. Manenti and F. AlKhouri and L. R. AlKindi and A. AlMannaei and A. Al Qasim and M. L. Benabderrahmane and G. Bruno and V. Conicella and O. Fawwaz and P. Marpu and P. Panicker and C. Pittori and M. S. Roberts T. Vu and F. Arneodo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.12813},
  year   = {2020}
}

Characterisation of a CeBr$_3$(LB) detector for space application

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