Geant4-based simulations of the x-ray luminescence background in the rotating drum spectrometer/SOLPEX

Andrzej E. Makowski; Jaromir Barylak; Marek Stęślicki; Żaneta Szaforz; Piotr Podgórski; Jarosław Bąkała; Daniel Ścisłowski

doi:10.1117/12.2501715

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1 October 2018 Geant4-based simulations of the x-ray luminescence background in the rotating drum spectrometer/SOLPEX

Andrzej E. Makowski, Jaromir Barylak, Marek Stęślicki, Żaneta Szaforz, Piotr Podgórski, Jarosław Bąkała, Daniel Ścisłowski

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Proceedings Volume 10808, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2018; 1080846 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2501715
Event: Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2018, 2018, Wilga, Poland

Abstract

The Rotating Drum Spectrometer (RDS) experiment is planned to be placed onboard Ruscosmos Multipurpose Laboratory Module ”NAUKA” on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019. The experiment is designed to measure X-ray spectra of Solar flares using Bragg reflection from flat crystals. Additionally to the reflection of X-ray photons crystals produce luminescent light. In order to separate those physical effects during real experiment data analysis, computer simulations are necessary. Using Geant4 toolkit we simulated particle background, which were generated by several processes: photoelectric effect, Compton scattering and Bremsstrahhlung. In this paper we present luminescent light background estimations in the RDS instrument.

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Andrzej E. Makowski, Jaromir Barylak, Marek Stęślicki, Żaneta Szaforz, Piotr Podgórski, Jarosław Bąkała, and Daniel Ścisłowski "Geant4-based simulations of the x-ray luminescence background in the rotating drum spectrometer/SOLPEX", Proc. SPIE 10808, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2018, 1080846 (1 October 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2501715

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