On-ground calibrations of XGRE: An ultrafast gamma-ray spectrometer onboard the TARANIS mission for TGF studies

XGRE (X-ray, Gamma-ray and Relativistic Electrons detector) was one of the main instruments onboard the TARANIS satellite. It is an ultra-fast gamma-ray and electron detector, with a 350 ns dead time, built for measuring Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGF). In this paper, we will shortly present the...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 1047; p. 167868
Main Authors Laurent, Philippe, Baronick, Jean-Pierre, Bréelle, Eric, Cojocari, Ion, Colonges, Stéphane, Lindsey-Clark, Miles, Pailot, Damien, Wada, Yuuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.02.2023
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Gamma ray spectrometry
Photomultiplier
Scintillator
Space instrumentation
TGF
Space instrumentation
Photomultiplier
Scintillator
TGF
Gamma ray spectrometry
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Summary:XGRE (X-ray, Gamma-ray and Relativistic Electrons detector) was one of the main instruments onboard the TARANIS satellite. It is an ultra-fast gamma-ray and electron detector, with a 350 ns dead time, built for measuring Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGF). In this paper, we will shortly present the TARANIS mission, the design of the XGRE instrument and the measured performances during the instrument calibration at APC, LESIA and payload calibrations done onboard the satellite at CNES.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2022.167868