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Modeling of proton-induced radioactivation background in hard X-ray telescopes: Geant4-based simulation and its demonstration by Hitomi’s measurement in a low Earth orbit

Hirokazu Odaka, Makoto Asai, Kouichi Hagino, Tatsumi Koi, G. M. Madejski, Tsunefumi Mizuno, M. Ohno, Shinya Saito, Tamotsu Sato, Dennis H. Wright, Teruaki Enoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Katsuhiro Hayashi, J. Kataoka, J. Katsuta, Madoka Kawaharada, Shōgo Kobayashi, M. Kokubun, Philippe Laurent, F. Lebrun, Olivier Limousin, Daniel Maier, Kazuo Makishima, Taketo Mimura, Katsuma Miyake, Kunishiro Mori, Hiroaki Murakami, Takeshi Nakamori, Toshio Nakano, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Hirofumi Noda, Masayuki Ohta, Masanobu Ozaki, Goro Sato, Rie Sato, H. Tajima, H. Takahashi, Tadayuki Takahashi, Shin׳ichiro Takeda, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Y. Terada, Hideki Uchiyama, Y. Uchiyama, Shin Watanabe, K. Yamaoka, T. Yasuda, Yoichi Yatsu, Takayuki Yuasa, Andreas Zoglauer

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment · 2018

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Summary

This paper is a technical study in high-energy astrophysics instrumentation rather than agricultural or food systems research. It describes Monte Carlo simulations using Geant4 to model cosmic-ray-induced background noise in space-based X-ray telescope detectors, validated against Hitomi satellite observations. The work has no relevance to farming systems, soil health, nutrient density, or human nutrition.

UK applicability

This paper has no applicability to UK agricultural practice, policy, or food systems research. It addresses space-based astrophysics instrumentation challenges unrelated to farming or food production.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
Laboratory / in vitro
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Other
DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.071
Catalogue ID
BFmobgho5x-0szuzk

Topic tags

astrophysics instrumentationcosmic raysspace telescopesmonte carlo simulationdetector background noise
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