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8th International Conference on Position Sensitive Detectors

Sep 1 – 5, 2008
University of Glasgow
Europe/London timezone

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Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics

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Sep 1, 2008, 4:20 PM
University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Glasgow G12 8QQ UK

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Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics

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  1. 8. X-ray and Gamma-ray Detectors for Astrophysics
    Prof. Jürgen Knödlseder
    9/1/08, 4:20 PM
    Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics
    Keynote talk
    Position Sensitive Detectors play a key role in X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy as they allow imaging and spectroscopy of astrophysical sources throughout the Universe. At these high energies, photons are generally characterized individually, requiring sensitive and rapid low-noise charge amplifiers to extract the information. In this review I will describe the detector technologies that...
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  2. 41. DM-TPC: a TPC with optical readout for directional detection of dark matter
    Prof. Herman Wellenstein
    9/1/08, 5:00 PM
    Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics
    Oral Contribution
    We developed a TPC with optical readout with the goal of detecting the sense and direction of the elastic recoils generated by Dark Matter interactions. The detector, filled with CF4 gas at low pressure, is equipped with a mesh-based amplification region that allows for a 2D imaging of the recoils in a CCD camera. The third coordinate of the recoil is provided by PMTs. The sense of the...
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  3. 101. Performance results from the first ZEPLIN-III science run
    Henrique Araujo (Unknown)
    9/1/08, 5:20 PM
    Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics
    Oral Contribution
    ZEPLIN-III is a position-sensitive liquid xenon time projection chamber which is currently collecting data in a deep underground laboratory at Boulby in North Yorkshire, UK. It's science goal is the direct detection of Galactic dark matter particles and it is specifically designed to be sensitive to neutralinos predicted by supersymmetry. We will present results on instrument performance...
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  4. 58. X-ray detectors for Astronomy and Space Applications
    Prof. Andrew Holland
    9/1/08, 5:40 PM
    Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics
    Oral Contribution
  5. 53. Imaging performances of the DRAGO gamma camera
    Prof. Carlo Fiorini (Politecnico di Milano and INFN Italy)
    9/1/08, 6:00 PM
    Detectors for Astrophysics and Astro-Particle Physics
    Oral Contribution
    In this work, we present the results of the experimental characterization of the DRAGO gamma camera, developed within an Italian INFN project. This camera, based on the Anger camera topology, is based on a monolithic array of 77 Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs), with an active area of 6.7 cm2, coupled to a single CsI(Tl) scintillator crystal, 5mm thick. The use of an array of SDDs allows to...
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