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Study of dark matter using a advanced Compton camera with 3D-semiconductor detector

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K14264
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionSendai National College of Technology

Principal Investigator

Kagaya Mika  仙台高等専門学校, 総合工学科, 助教 (10783467)

Research Collaborator KATAGIRI hideaki  
TSURU takeshi  
ARAI yasuo  
TAKEDA ayaki  
TOJO naomi  
KATO ryo  
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Keywords電子飛跡型コンプトンカメラ / SOIピクセル半導体検出器 / MeVガンマ線天文学 / 3次元半導体検出器 / 宇宙線 / 宇宙物理 / 放射線
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed an advanced Compton camera using silicon pixel semiconductor. The prototype Compton camera detects recoiled electron tracks which are released by Compton scattering of 511-keV gamma rays. We carried out tests for evaluation of detection capability of recoil electron tracks using this prototype. The prototype Compton camera consists of a scatterer (XRPIX2b) and an absorber (CsI (Tl) scintillator). We succeeded to develop a coincidence system between 2 readout boards. Then, we could detect recoiled electron tracks. Moreover, we simulated the measurement test using Geant4 simulator, and the images of recoiled electron tracks and recoil direction obtained by measurement tests are consistent with the result of the simulation.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

511keV を含むsub-MeVガンマ線の観測は、宇宙物理の課題を解決するために重要なエネルギー帯であるが、バックグラウンドガンマ線の多さの問題から、観測技術の開発が遅れている。本研究では、ピクセル半導体検出器を用いたコンプトンカメラによって511keVガンマ線による反跳電子の飛跡の検出に成功した。検出部に半導体検出器を採用できることで、エネルギー分解能に優れ、ガス検出器などに比べてバックグラウンドを低減できる可能性がある。これにより、sub-MeV領域のラインガンマ線観測に最適な宇宙観測用検出器の開発の見通しをたてることができた。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2019 2018

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] SOIピクセルセンサーを用いた電子飛跡型コンプトンカメラの反跳電子飛跡検出の性能評価2019

    • Author(s)
      加藤凌、片桐秀明、加賀谷美佳、東城直美、新井康夫、内田智久、武田彩希、鶴剛
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第74回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of the detection capability of the recoil-electron tracks of 511-keV gamma rays with an advanced Compton camera using an SOI-pixel sensor2018

    • Author(s)
      Mika Kagaya, Hideaki Katagiri, Naomi Tojo, Ryo Kato, Takeshi Go Tsuru, Ayaki Takeda and Yasuo Arai
    • Organizer
      IEEE NSS-MIC 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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