Boggs, Steven E. and Lin, Robert P. and Dennis, Brian R. and Madden, Norman W. and von Ballmoos, Peter and Thomsen, Knud and Hurford, Gordon J. and Hurley, Kevin C. and Smith, David M. and Jean, Pierre and Knoedlseder, Juergen and Millan, Robyn M. (2000) Cyclone Hard X-Ray Observatory. In: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. Proceedings of SPIE. No.4140. Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) , Bellingham, WA, pp. 166-177. ISBN 9780819437853. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20181204-132725848
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In response to the recent NASA-SMEX Announcement of Opportunity, our collaboration proposed Cyclone, the Cyclotron/Nuclear Explorer. Cyclone is a broadband pointed astrophysical observatory, combining the highest spectral resolutions (E/(Delta) E approximately 30 - 300) and angular resolutions (15') achieved in the optimized hard X-ray range (10 - 200 keV). The instrument consists of 19 co-aligned rotation modulation collimator (RMC) telescopes, each with a high spectral resolution, 6-cm diameter germanium detector (GeD) covering energies from 3 keV to 600 keV. Both the optics and detectors are actively shielded with 15-mm BGO to gain low background an high sensitivity to astrophysical sources. A 550-km altitude, circular equatorial orbit also minimizes background. Building strongly upon instrumental heritage from the High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) program, Cyclone would be ready for launch by September 2003. The instrument design and expected performance are discussed, as well as a brief overview of scientific goals.
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| Additional Information: | © 2000 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). S. Boggs would like to thank Caltech for support through the Millikan Fellowship Program. We would also like to thank R. Lingenfelter, D. Lamb, C. Thompson, and R. Duncan for participation in scientific discussions. | ||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | high energy astrophysics; x-ray/gamma-ray detectors; satellite missions | ||||||
| Series Name: | Proceedings of SPIE | ||||||
| Issue or Number: | 4140 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.409159 | ||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20181204-132725848 | ||||||
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| Official Citation: | Steven E. Boggs, Robert P. Lin, Brian R. Dennis, Norman W. Madden, Peter von Ballmoos, Knud Thomsen, Gordon J. Hurford, Kevin C. Hurley, David M. Smith, Pierre Jean, Juergen Knoedlseder, Robyn M. Millan, "Cyclone Hard X-Ray Observatory", Proc. SPIE 4140, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, (13 December 2000); doi: 10.1117/12.409159; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409159 | ||||||
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| Deposited By: | George Porter | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 05 Dec 2018 16:39 | ||||||
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