NDLI: Characteristic count rate profiles for a rotating modulator gamma-ray imager

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Author	Budden, Brent S. Budden, Mark R. Case, Gary L. Cherry, Michael L.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Rotating modulation is a technique for indirect imaging in the hard X-ray and soft gamma-ray energy bands, which may offer an advantage over coded aperture imaging at high energies. A rotating modulator (RM) consists of a single mask of co-planar parallel slats typically spaced equidistance apart, suspended above an array of circular non-imaging detectors. The mask rotates, temporally modulating the transmitted image of the object scene. The measured count rate profiles of each detector are folded modulo the mask rotational period, and the object scene is reconstructed using pre-determined characteristic modulation profiles. The use of Monte Carlo simulation to derive the characteristic count rate profiles is accurate but computationally expensive; an analytic approach is preferred for its speed of computation. We present both the standard and a new advanced characteristic formula describing the modulation pattern of the RM; the latter is a more robust description of the instrument response developed as part of the design of a wide-field high-resolution telescope for gamma-ray astronomy. We examine an approximation to the advanced formula to simplify reconstruction software and increase computational speed, and comment on both the inherent limitations and usefulness of the approach. Finally, we show comparisons to the standard formula and demonstrate image reconstructions from Monte Carlo simulations.
Starting Page	61
Ending Page	69
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0004640X
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume Number	334
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1572946X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-04-27
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Image reconstruction Gamma ray X-ray Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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