The Simbol-X Focal Plane

Philippe Laurent (1)

1 APC - AHE - APC - Astrophysique des Hautes Energies

The Simbol-X focal plane is designed to detect photons focused by the mirror in the 0.5 to 100 keV energy band. Composed of two detectors, it will measure the position, energy, and arrival time of each incoming X-ray. On top of it will be a collimator to shield all photons not coming from the mirror field of view. The whole system is surrounded by an active and passive shielding in order to ensure the required very low background.

Mots clés: etc; X-ray; Astronomical and space-research instrumentation; Photomultipliers; phototubes and photocathodes; Astronomical catalogs; atlases; sky surveys; databases; retrieval systems; archives; etc.

Domaines: Phénomènes cosmiques de haute energie [astro-ph.HE]; Phénomènes cosmiques de haute energie [astro-ph.HE]

Philippe Laurent. The Simbol-X Focal Plane. 2nd International Simbol-X Symposium., Dec 2008, Paris, France. pp.15-20, ⟨10.1063/1.3149402⟩. ⟨hal-00715367⟩