Evaluation of Timepix3 with a 1 mm thick silicon sensor as a Compton imaging polarimeter in the hard X-ray band
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- Evaluation of Timepix3 with a 1 mm thick silicon sensor as a Compton imaging polarimeter in the hard X-ray bandEvaluation of Timepix3 with a 1 mm thick silicon sensor as a Compton imaging polarimeter in the hard X-ray band
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- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- J. Jelínek, B. Bergmann, P. Smolyanskiy
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- X-ray, Timepix3, Polarimetry, Compton camera
- DOIDOI
- 10.1088/1748-0221/20/02/C02006
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Journal of Instrumentation 20(02), C02006 (2025) · ISSN 1748-0221
- RokYear
- 2025
- JazykLanguage
- eng
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- ProjektProject
- Identifikace částic v experimentech fysiky vysokych energií a ve vesmíru s pokročilými detekčními systémyParticle identification in high-energy physics experiments and space with advanced detection systems
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AbstraktAbstract
The present work demonstrates the usage of a Timepix3 with a 1 mm thick silicon sensor as a scattering polarimeter with simultaneous Compton-camera imaging. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were designed where the detector was placed at different scattering angles with respect to a plastic target that is irradiated with X-rays from a Hamamatsu microfocus tube (tube voltage 75 kV, tube current 60 µA). Photons scattered in the target at 90∘ are almost 100 % linearly polarized. Measurements in an energy range of 32.5–67.5 keV showed modulation factors above 70 %. Simulations of 100 % linearly polarized beams showed modulation factors μ_100 > 77 % in an energy range of 45–80 keV. The efficiency of detection has a maximum above 0.13 % at 45–50 keV. We implemented the origin ensemble with resolution recovery (OE-RR) algorithm for Compton camera imaging. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the image of 16–21∘ was achieved.
The present work demonstrates the usage of a Timepix3 with a 1 mm thick silicon sensor as a scattering polarimeter with simultaneous Compton-camera imaging. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were designed where the detector was placed at different scattering angles with respect to a plastic target that is irradiated with X-rays from a Hamamatsu microfocus tube (tube voltage 75 kV, tube current 60 µA). Photons scattered in the target at 90∘ are almost 100 % linearly polarized. Measurements in an energy range of 32.5–67.5 keV showed modulation factors above 70 %. Simulations of 100 % linearly polarized beams showed modulation factors μ_100 > 77 % in an energy range of 45–80 keV. The efficiency of detection has a maximum above 0.13 % at 45–50 keV. We implemented the origin ensemble with resolution recovery (OE-RR) algorithm for Compton camera imaging. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the image of 16–21∘ was achieved.