Overview of Observational Techniques and Student Talks in Astronomy

 
Observational techniques
meeting #11
 
Student talks and dates:
 
 May 9: Liantong Luo (mm/submm)
 May 14: Gidi Yoffe (High-res spec); Dotan Shaniv (JWST)
 May 16: Yigal Sternklar (Polarization); Oran Ayalon (CMB#1)
 May 21: Andra Tesi (Neutrinos); Amir Rosenblatt (X-ray – basic)
 
May 23 
– no class
 May 28: Simon Mahler (SZ effect); Noam Morali (IFU)
 May 30: Yuval Rosenberg (UV); Noam Segev (GAIA)
 June 4: Abhay Nayak (Euclid); Tom Koren (light echoes)
 
June 6
 – no class
 June 11: Gidi Alon (future radio); Lior Gazit (LIGO)
 June 13: Tal Levinson (TeV); Gilad Sade (?)
 June 18: Mehran Shehade (CR); Yuval Tamir (Robotics)
 June 20: Asaf Miron (CMB #2 - polarization); Aviram Uri (LISA)
 June 25: Tom Manovitz (MIR/FIR); Mark Aprestein (X-Ray Polarimetry)
 June 27: Dan Levy (nano-satellites); Or Hadas (?), Exoplanet missions (Dror Berechya)
 
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Basics: 
γ
-ray interaction
Main processes:
 Photoelectric effect –
dominant below 1 MeV
 Compton scattering –
1-5 MeV
 Pair production –
dominant above ~5 Mev
Scintillators/solid state detectors
 Scintillators: Materials
(e.g., NaI, CsI) which emit
photons when hit by high-
energy charged particles
 Scintillators need to be
coupled to light detectors
(e.g., photomultipliers).
 Some semiconductors
(Ge, CdTe, CdZnTe) can
act as both scintillator and
light detector
 
 
 
Compton telescopes
 
 Rely on two-stage
detection (scattered and
absorbed photon)
 
 Detection points and
measurements of electron
and photon energies
provide a direction up to a
circle on the sky
 More than 1 photon
required for localization
 
 
Pair telescopes
 
 
Combine layers of converter
material (metals such as lead) that
convert photons to pairs, with
detector layers that determine
direction and energy of resulting
electron/positron pairs.
 
 Detector layers used to be spark
chambers, now replaced with silicon-
strip detectors.
 
 At bottom, you often install a
calorimeter (detector that absorbs the
particles and measures total energy)
 
 Anti-coincidence shields are a must
 
 
Imaging in gamma-rays
 
 
focussing not practical
 
 Larger detectors – more
signal, but also more noise;
poor directionality
 
 options: collimator + pixels
(low efficiency), hard for high
energies
 
 Shielding/occultations  (rough,
low efficiency)
 
 Coded mask
 
Major recent missions: CGRO
 
 
NASA “great Observatory”
 
 Operational 1991-2000
 
 30 KeV – 30 Gev, order of
magnitude better than previous
 
 Main instruments: BATSE (burst
detector, 20-1000 KeV; NaI); OSSE
(scintillator spectrometer, 0.05-10
MeV; 8% resolution); Comptel
(compton telescope, 0.8-30 MeV);
EGRET (pair telescope, 30 MeV –
10 GeV)
Major recent missions: Integral
 
ESA mission
 Operational 2002-now
 Main instruments: SPI (Ge
spectrometer, coded mask),
IBIS/ISGRI  (scintillator/solid state
imager, coded mask, 15 KeV-
10MeV)
 
Major recent missions: Swift
 
 
NASA midex mission
 
 Operational 2004-now
 
 BAT: burst alert telescope (20-
150 KeV, coded mask, CZT
detectors)
 
Major recent missions: Fermi
 
 
NASA mission
 
 Operational 2008-now
 
 LAT – pair telescope with
silicon strip detectors +
calorimeteres, largest, most
sensitive up to 30 GeV
 
 GBM: burst monitor (NaI
scintillator 10 KeV- 1 MeV +
BGO (Bismuth Germanate; 150
KeV – 30 MeV)
 
Gamma-ray Bursts
 
Discovery: Vela
 
Cs I scintillators, nuclear
ban treaty enforcement;
1967-1973
 
Source
 
Galactic vs
extragalactic:
settled by
CGRO/BATSE
 
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)
Afterglow discovery
 
 
Long GRBs = Supernovae:
 
Long GRBs = Supernovae:
Short GRBs are something else
 
 
Short GRBs are something else
How long can a
short GRB be?
GRB 060614 was a long GRB
(100s), with no SN, and
probably not associated with
massive stars similar to other
long events 
(Gal-Yam et al.; Fynbo et al.;
Della Valle et al.; Gehrels et al. 2006, Nature 444)
 
Also, GRB 060605 ? (e.g.,
Ofek et al., Thoene et al.) XRF
040701 ?
 
There may well be
more than one group
of “short GRBs”
 
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This content covers observational techniques, student talks, and dates related to various astronomical topics such as gamma-ray astronomy, basics of gamma-ray interaction, scintillators and solid-state detectors, Compton telescopes, and pair telescopes. It provides insights into the main processes involved in gamma-ray interactions and the equipment used in detecting and measuring high-energy particles. The student talks schedule includes presentations on diverse subjects like mm/submm astronomy, polarization, neutrinos, X-ray basics, and future radio astronomy.


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  1. Observational techniques meeting #11

  2. Student talks and dates: May 9: Liantong Luo (mm/submm) May 14: Gidi Yoffe (High-res spec); Dotan Shaniv (JWST) May 16: Yigal Sternklar (Polarization); Oran Ayalon (CMB#1) May 21: Andra Tesi (Neutrinos); Amir Rosenblatt (X-ray basic) May 23 no class May 28: Simon Mahler (SZ effect); Noam Morali (IFU) May 30: Yuval Rosenberg (UV); Noam Segev (GAIA) June 4: Abhay Nayak (Euclid); Tom Koren (light echoes) June 6 no class June 11: Gidi Alon (future radio); Lior Gazit (LIGO) June 13: Tal Levinson (TeV); Gilad Sade (?) June 18: Mehran Shehade (CR); Yuval Tamir (Robotics) June 20: Asaf Miron (CMB #2 - polarization); Aviram Uri (LISA) June 25: Tom Manovitz (MIR/FIR); Mark Aprestein (X-Ray Polarimetry) June 27: Dan Levy (nano-satellites); Or Hadas (?), Exoplanet missions (Dror Berechya

  3. Gamma-ray Astronomy

  4. Basics: -ray interaction Main processes: Photoelectric effect dominant below 1 MeV Compton scattering 1-5 MeV Pair production dominant above ~5 Mev

  5. Scintillators/solid state detectors Scintillators: Materials (e.g., NaI, CsI) which emit photons when hit by high- energy charged particles NM9 1.gif NM9 3.gif Scintillators need to be coupled to light detectors (e.g., photomultipliers). Some semiconductors (Ge, CdTe, CdZnTe) can act as both scintillator and light detector

  6. Compton telescopes Rely on two-stage detection (scattered and absorbed photon) Detection points and measurements of electron and photon energies provide a direction up to a circle on the sky More than 1 photon required for localization

  7. Pair telescopes Combine layers of converter material (metals such as lead) that convert photons to pairs, with detector layers that determine direction and energy of resulting electron/positron pairs. Detector layers used to be spark chambers, now replaced with silicon- strip detectors. At bottom, you often install a calorimeter (detector that absorbs the particles and measures total energy) Anti-coincidence shields are a must

  8. Imaging in gamma-rays focussing not practical Larger detectors more signal, but also more noise; poor directionality options: collimator + pixels (low efficiency), hard for high energies Shielding/occultations (rough, low efficiency) Coded mask

  9. Major recent missions: CGRO NASA great Observatory Operational 1991-2000 30 KeV 30 Gev, order of magnitude better than previous Main instruments: BATSE (burst detector, 20-1000 KeV; NaI); OSSE (scintillator spectrometer, 0.05-10 MeV; 8% resolution); Comptel (compton telescope, 0.8-30 MeV); EGRET (pair telescope, 30 MeV 10 GeV)

  10. Major recent missions: Integral ESA mission Operational 2002-now Main instruments: SPI (Ge spectrometer, coded mask), IBIS/ISGRI (scintillator/solid state imager, coded mask, 15 KeV- 10MeV)

  11. Major recent missions: Swift NASA midex mission Operational 2004-now BAT: burst alert telescope (20- 150 KeV, coded mask, CZT detectors) Image of a technician inspecting the Swift coded aperture mask.

  12. Major recent missions: Fermi NASA mission Operational 2008-now LAT pair telescope with silicon strip detectors + calorimeteres, largest, most sensitive up to 30 GeV GBM: burst monitor (NaI scintillator 10 KeV- 1 MeV + BGO (Bismuth Germanate; 150 KeV 30 MeV)

  13. Gamma-ray Bursts

  14. Discovery: Vela Cs I scintillators, nuclear ban treaty enforcement; 1967-1973

  15. Source Galactic vs extragalactic: settled by CGRO/BATSE

  16. Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)

  17. Afterglow discovery

  18. Long GRBs = Supernovae:

  19. Long GRBs = Supernovae:

  20. Short GRBs are something else

  21. Short GRBs are something else

  22. How long can a short GRB be? GRB 060614 was a long GRB (100s), with no SN, and probably not associated with massive stars similar to other long events (Gal-Yam et al.; Fynbo et al.; Della Valle et al.; Gehrels et al. 2006, Nature 444) Also, GRB 060605 ? (e.g., Ofek et al., Thoene et al.) XRF 040701 ? There may well be more than one group of short GRBs

  23. End

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