To build upon the goals of the upcoming INTEGRAL mission, the next generation soft gamma-ray (0.2-20 MeV) observatory will require improved sensitivity to nuclear line emission while maintaining high spectral resolution. We present the simulated performance of a germanium Compton telescope (GCT) design, which will allow a factor of ten improvement in sensitivity over INTEGRAL/SPI. We also discuss a number of issues concerning reconstruction techniques and event cuts, and demonstrate how these affect the overall performance of the telescope.
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0010331,
title = {Simulated Performance of a Germanium Compton Telescope},
author = {Steven E. Boggs and Pierre Jean},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0010331},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 6 figures, contribution to the Proceedings of the 4th INTEGRAL Workshop, Alicante, Spain (2000)