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Simbol-X Background Minimization: Mirror Spacecraft Passive Shielding Trade-off Study

Year: 2009

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The present work shows a quantitative trade-off analysis of the Simbol-X Mirror Spacecraft (MSC) passive shielding, in the phase space of the various parameters: mass budget, dimension, geometry, and composition. A simplified physical (and geometrical) model of the sky screen, implemented by means of a GEANT4 simulation, has been developed to perform a performance-driven mass optimization and evaluate the residual background level on Simbol-X focal plane.

Source: AIP conference proceedings

DOI: 10.1063/1.3149471

Authors: V. Fioretti, G. Malaguti, A. Bulgarelli, G. G. C. Palumbo, A. Ferri, P. Attinà, Jéro^me Rodriguez, Phillippe Ferrando

Institutions: National Institute for Astrophysics, University of Bologna

Language: English

Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Subfield: Instrumentation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1931146810

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