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A Directional Gamma-Ray Detector Based on Scintillator Plates

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arxiv 1506.05338 v1 pith:4SPGCX7Z submitted 2015-06-17 physics.ins-det

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keywords detectorgammagamma-raymodulesscintillatorsourceastrophysicalazimuthal
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A simple device for determining the azimuthal location of a source of gamma radiation, using ideas from astrophysical gamma-ray burst detection, is described. A compact and robust detector built from eight identical modules, each comprising a plate of CsI(Tl) scintillator coupled to a photomultiplier tube, can locate a point source of gamma rays with degree-scale precision by comparing the count rates in the different modules. Sensitivity to uniform environmental background is minimal.

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