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arXiv 2009.14489astro-ph.IM
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Insight-HXMT机载HE、ME和LE的模拟背景与在轨观测的比较

Comparison of simulated backgrounds with in-orbit observations for HE, ME and LE onboard Insight-HXMT

Juan Zhang, Xiaobo Li, Mingyu Ge, Haisheng Zhao, Youli Tuo, Fei Xie, Gang Li, Shijie Zheng, Jianyin Nie, Liming Song, Aimei Zhang, Yanji Yang, Yong Chen

摘要:

洞察-HXMT是我国第一颗X射线天文卫星,旨在揭示银河系中的新源,并研究1,keV至250,keV的X射线双星的基础物理。它有三个准直望远镜,高能X射线望远镜(HE),中能X射线望远镜(ME)和低能X射线望远镜(LE)。在发射前,通过Geant 4模拟对这三台望远镜的在轨背景进行了估算,以考察仪器性能和科学目标的实现情况。在这项工作中,这些模拟的背景进行了比较,在轨道上的观测。所有三台望远镜都显示出良好的一致性。对于HE,1)在空间运行两年后,模拟的本底率与观测值的偏差为$\sim5\%$; 2)总的本底谱和$\sim$ 67\,keV谱线的相对丰度在模拟和观测中都表现出长期的增加。对于ME,1)模拟的背景速率与观测值的偏差在$\sim15\%$范围内,2)模拟和观测的背景谱没有明显的长期增加特征。对于LE,由模拟给出的背景水平也与观测一致。通过对比分析,验证了Insight-HXMT质量模型的合理性,即所采用的空间环境分量和模型、所选择的物理过程以及所建立的探测器结构。然而,在观测到的LE谱中明显的$\sim$ 7.5keV和8.0keV处的谱线特征在模拟中并不明显.这可能是由于LE结构中的不确定性造成的。

英文摘要:

Insight-HXMT, the first X-ray astronomical satellite in China, aims to reveal new sources in the Galaxy and to study fundamental physics of X-ray binaries from 1\,keV to 250\,keV. It has three collimated telescopes, the High Energy X-ray telescope (HE), the Medium Energy X-ray telescope (ME) and the Low Energy X-ray telescope (LE). Before the launch, in-orbit backgrounds of these three telescopes had been estimated through Geant4 simulation, in order to investigate the instrument performance and the achievement of scientific goals. In this work, these simulated backgrounds are compared with in-orbit observations. Good agreement is shown for all three telescopes. For HE, 1) the deviation of the simulated background rate after two years of operation in space is $\sim5\%$ from the observation; 2) the total background spectrum and the relative abundance of the $\sim$67\,keV line show long-term increases both in simulations and observations. For ME, 1) the deviation of simulated background rate is within $\sim15\%$ from the observation, and 2) there are no obvious long-term increase features in the background spectra of simulations and observations. For LE, the background level given by simulations is also consistent with observations. The consistencies of these comparisons validate that the Insight-HXMT mass model, i.e. space environment components and models adopted, physics processes selected and detector constructions built, is reasonable. However, the line features at $\sim$7.5\,keV and 8.0\,keV, which are obvious in the observed spectra of LE, are not evident in simulations. This might result from uncertainties in the LE constructions.

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