@Article{PenacchioniBragÁvilDAmi:2016:TePeIm,
author = "Penacchioni, Ana Virg{\'{\i}}nia and Braga, Jo{\~a}o and
{\'A}vila, Manuel Antonio Castro and D'Amico, Fl{\'a}vio",
affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de
Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas
Espaciais (INPE)}",
title = "Telescope performance and image simulations of the balloon-borne
coded-mask protoMIRAX experiment",
journal = "Journal of Physics: Conference Series",
year = "2016",
volume = "706",
pages = "052001",
note = "International Workshop on Hadron Physics, 13",
keywords = "ProtoMIRAX, Astronomy, X-ray astrophysics, Astrophysics, Balloon
experiment.",
abstract = "In this work we present the results of imaging simulations
performed with the help of the GEANT4 package for the protoMIRAX
hard X-ray balloon experiment. The instrumental background was
simulated taking into account the various radiation components and
their angular dependence, as well as a detailed mass model of the
experiment. We modeled the meridian transits of the Crab Nebula
and the Galactic Centre region during balloon flights in Brazil
(\∼\−23° of latitude and an altitude of View the
MathML source) and introduced the correspondent spectra as inputs
to the imaging simulations. We present images of the Crab and of
three sources in the Galactic Centre region: 1E 1740.72942, GRS
1758258 and GX 1+4. The results show that the protoMIRAX
experiment is capable of making spectral and timing observations
of bright hard X-ray sources as well as important imaging
demonstrations that will contribute to the design of the MIRAX
satellite mission.",
doi = "10.1088/1742-6596/706/5/052001",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/706/5/052001",
issn = "1742-6588",
language = "en",
targetfile = "penacchioni_telescope.pdf",
urlaccessdate = "03 jun. 2024"
}