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Geant4 application to X and Geant4 application to X and Gamma-ray TelescopesGamma-ray Telescopes
B.Ferrero Merlino1, D.Favretto2,
R. Giannitrapani2, F.Longo2, R.Nartallo3, P.Nieminen3, A.Pfeiffer1,
M.G.Pia2, G.Santin2
(1) CERN (2) INFN (3) ESA/ESTEC
OutlineOutline
Geant4 and space applications for X and Gamma Astrophysics
XRayTel and GammaRayTel examples– Geometry and Physics
– Visualisation
– Histogramming
– User Interface
AGILE & GLAST, real experiments– XML detector description
X and Gamma AstrophysicsX and Gamma Astrophysics
Gamma Ray Bursts: a puzzle being solved (since 1997)
Gamma-ray BurstsGamma-ray Bursts
(Credit NASA) (Credit BeppoSAX team) (Credit NASA/CNR/L.Piro et al.)
Geant4 and Space ApplicationsGeant4 and Space Applications
Source detection Different energy bands Several mechanisms Different detectors
Design and optimisation
of satellites
Geant4 and Space ApplicationsGeant4 and Space Applications
Background Simulation Different sources (radioactive
decay, cosmic origin,
detector noise, …)
XRayTel and GammaRayTel XRayTel and GammaRayTel examplesexamples
Advanced examples in the Geant4 toolkit (since release 3.0)
Properties– Advanced features of Geant4 toolkit
– Features of the Low Energy Electromagnetic processes in Geant4
– Reliability of Geant4 in a space environment application
Geometry and Physics Geometry and Physics for an X-ray Telescopefor an X-ray Telescope
Mirrors, Focal plane detectorsCosmic Ray generation & Focusing
Coded mask imagingPhotoelectric effect
Credit: NASA
Credit: ESA
Geometry and Physics Geometry and Physics for a generic Gamma Telescopefor a generic Gamma Telescope