Design of a compact spectrometer for high-flux MeV gamma-ray beams

D. J. Corvan; G. Sarri; M. Zepf

doi:10.1063/1.4884643

Design of a compact spectrometer for high-flux MeV gamma-ray beams

D. J. Corvan^*
, G. Sarri
, M. Zepf

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel design for a compact gamma-ray spectrometer is presented. The proposed system allows for spectroscopy of high-flux multi-MeV gamma-ray beams with MeV energy resolution in a compact design. In its basic configuration, the spectrometer exploits conversion of gamma-rays into electrons via Compton scattering in a low-Z material. The scattered electron population is then spectrally resolved using a magnetic spectrometer. The detector is shown to be effective for gamma-ray energies between 3 and 20 MeV. The main properties of the spectrometer are confirmed by Monte Carlo simulations.

Original language	English
Article number	065119
Number of pages	7
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	85
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4884643
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

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COMPTON CAMERA
DETECTORS
CARGO

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Design of a compact spectrometer for high-flux MeV gamma-ray beams
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