Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor for the CALET Mission (CGBM) onboard ISS 2: Current Development Status
Abstract
The Calorimetric Electron Telescope(CALET) is the experiment to observe high energy electrons and gamma-rays. The CALET is the second mission for "Kibo" Exposed Facility of the International Space Station. It will be launched by HVT and set on the ISS. We are developing the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (CGBM). It has four detectors. Three of them are the detector employing LaBr3(Ce) crystal and one is the phoswich detector which utilizes BGO crystal and plastic scintillator. Now, we are investigating detector's performance and if it can endure the space environment. We irradiated the gamma-rays and proton beams to study its durability to radiations. I will present development status and the outcome of the experiment.
- Publication:
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The First Year of MAXI: Monitoring Variable X-ray Sources
- Pub Date:
- December 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010fym..confP..67S