A study of the active thermal control for the high energy detector on the HXMT

A thermal control system (TCS) based on the resistance heating method is designed for the High Energy Detector (HED) on the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT). The ground-based experiments of the active thermal control for the HED with the TCS are performed in the ambient temperature range from -15 to 20 ℃ by utilizing the pulse width to monitor the interior temperature of a NaI(Tl) crystal. Experimental results show that the NaI(Tl) crystal's interior temperature is from 17.4 to 21.7 ℃ when the temperature of the PMT shell is controlled within (20±3) ℃ with the TCS in the interesting temperature range, and the energy resolution of the HED is maintained at 16.2% @ 122 keV, only a little worse than that of 16.0% obtained at 20 ℃. The average power consumption of the TCS for the HED with a low-emissivity shell is about 4.3 W, which is consistent with the simulation.     

HXMT主探测器磁屏蔽设计与实验结果

硬X射线调制望远镜(HXMT)致力于实现硬X射线的高灵敏度巡天观测, 描绘硬X射线天图, 并对特殊天体作高灵敏度连续观测, 得到其辐射的能谱和时间变化等. 为了减少空间磁场对观测的影响, 确保本底计数的稳定性和能谱测量的精度, 我们用坡莫合金制成的磁屏蔽罩对HXMT主探测器的光电倍增管(PMT)进行了磁屏蔽处理. 实测表明, 在地面地磁场环境下PMT的最大增益变化幅度为6%; 它与自动增益控制系统配合能使在轨PMT增益变化幅度小于1%, 探测器本底计数变化小于0.1%.     

Performance of a 3 mm×3 mm silicon photomultiplier for use on the X-ray calibration system of the SVOM gamma ray monitor

The calibration detector of a gamma ray monitor (GRM) is designed to detect alpha particles from ²⁴¹Am and to send out the coincidence signal to the GRM X-ray detector. The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM), as a novel photon device, is a good candidate to convert alpha-exciting fluorescent photons into electric signals. Three types of SiPMs from SSPM and MPPC, each having an active area of 3 mm×3 mm, were compared in the matter of the spectra from low-intensity light, dark count, crosstalk probability and I-V curve. The temperature coe cient of SSPM-0710G9MM was also characterized. The application of a SiPM on the GRM has been proved to be feasible.     

HXMT探测器能量响应矩阵的计算

介绍硬X射线调制望远镜(HXMT)探测器能量响应矩阵的计算方法，根据实验室测量数据计算了该条件下的能量响应矩阵；利用该能量响应矩阵由直接解调法解实验室所测放射源能谱，能很好地重现放射源能量.     

空间硬X射线编码孔成像望远镜样机的研制及初步实验结果

介绍了研制的一台空间硬X射线编码孔成像望远镜样机, 使用的位置灵敏探测器为CdZnTe半导体阵列探测器, 面积50mm×50mm, 位置分辨1.6mm. 码板材料为钨铁镍合金, 厚度0.7mm, 码元素尺寸3.2mm×3.2mm. 介绍了码板的编码技术、光学设计和图像重建方法. 实验室测定了样机的性能, 探测器对59.54keV(²⁴¹Am)的能量分辨率为11.6%. 成像实验对单个伽玛射线源的定位 精度为0.12°, 双源角分辨好于0.42°.     

γ暴火球中的电子Fermi加速

用数值方法计算了γ暴火球的动力学演化过程. 发现在γ暴火球的演化过程中,由于负压效应,会产生回流, 回流物质与向外膨胀的物质碰撞产生激波. 在回流物质壳层之间来回运动的电子可获得一阶Fermi加速,这种加速机制的效率很高,经过有限的几次碰撞可使电子的能量达到10⁴～10⁵ MeV,由此产生的高能电子的辐射有可能成为观测到的γ暴.     

HXMT卫星地面样机成像实验

硬X射线调制望远镜(HXMT)致力于实现硬X射线能段的高灵敏度巡天.HXMT地面样机已在中国科学院高能物理研究所粒子天体物理重点实验室建成.它包括18个栅条准直的NaI(Tl)/CsI(Na)复合晶体探测器,总有效探测面积为5000cm². 探测器工作在20—250keV,视场范围5.7°×5.7°通过近距离放射源成像实验和直接解调成像方法的使用,地面样机能够达到2'点源定位精度和5'角分辨率(FWHM).     

ESR膜及在POLAR探测器中的应用

基于巨双折射光学的增强型镜面反射膜(ESR)具有高分子多层膜结构。在10~80°反射角范围内,利用623.8nm,532nm,441.6nm和413.1nm激光对ESR的反射率进行了测量,结果显示,在整个范围内有较均匀的反射率,平均反射率大于95%,平均透过率小于0.5%。XRD分析显示ESR在大尺度范围内有良好的晶化结构。在γ射线极化仪POLAR应用中,ESR作为BC448塑料闪烁体探测器反射层比用黑漆反射层的光子收集效率提高了近10倍。