B-MINE is a concept for a balloon mission designed to probe the deepest regions of a supernova explosion by detecting 44Ti emission at 68 keV with spatial and spectral resolutions that are sufficient to determine the extent and velocity distribution of the 44Ti emitting region. The payload introduces the concept of focusing optics and microcalorimeter spectroscopy to nuclear line emission astrophysics. B-MINE has a thin, plastic foil telescope multilayered to maximize the reflectivity in a 20 keV band centered at 68 keV and a microcalorimeter array optimized for the same energy band. This combination provides a reduced background, an energy resolution of 50 eV and a 3σ sensitivity in 106 s of 3.3 × 10-7 ph cm-2 s-1 at 68 keV. During the course of a long duration balloon flight. B-MINE could carry out a detailed study of the 44Ti emission line centroid and width in CASA.

Silver, E., Schnopper, H., Jones, C., Forman, W., Bandler, S., Murray, S., et al. (2002). B-MINE, the balloon-borne microcalorimeter nuclear line explorer. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (pp.905-912) [10.1117/12.461410].

B-MINE, the balloon-borne microcalorimeter nuclear line explorer

BARBERA, Marco;
2002-01-01

Abstract

B-MINE is a concept for a balloon mission designed to probe the deepest regions of a supernova explosion by detecting 44Ti emission at 68 keV with spatial and spectral resolutions that are sufficient to determine the extent and velocity distribution of the 44Ti emitting region. The payload introduces the concept of focusing optics and microcalorimeter spectroscopy to nuclear line emission astrophysics. B-MINE has a thin, plastic foil telescope multilayered to maximize the reflectivity in a 20 keV band centered at 68 keV and a microcalorimeter array optimized for the same energy band. This combination provides a reduced background, an energy resolution of 50 eV and a 3σ sensitivity in 106 s of 3.3 × 10-7 ph cm-2 s-1 at 68 keV. During the course of a long duration balloon flight. B-MINE could carry out a detailed study of the 44Ti emission line centroid and width in CASA.
X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy
Waikoloa, HI, usa
2002
2002
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Silver, E., Schnopper, H., Jones, C., Forman, W., Bandler, S., Murray, S., et al. (2002). B-MINE, the balloon-borne microcalorimeter nuclear line explorer. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (pp.905-912) [10.1117/12.461410].
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Silver, E.; Schnopper, H.; Jones, C.; Forman, W.; Bandler, S.; Murray, S.; Romaine, S.; Slane, P.; Grindlay, J.; Madden, N.; Beeman, J.; Haller, E.; S...espandi
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