Abstract. We have measured cross sections of neutron-induced nuclear reactions leading to the delayed production of γ-ray lines similar to the ones of astrophysical interest. Conclusions were drawn concerning the expected background in the 26 Al 1809 keV line and the 7 Be 478 keV line in SPI. The neutron-induced degradation of Ge detectors was studied vs. the neutron energy, the neutron fluence and the detector temperature. Performance recovery of the detectors was studied for different annealing temperatures. Optimum temperature and times for annealing were determined.
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Downloaded From: http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/ on 06/24/2016 Terms of Use: http://spiedigitallibrary.org/ss/TermsOfUse.aspx ABSTRACT INTEGRAL is ESA's high-energy astrophyiscs mission to be launched into a high eccentric orbit early in the next decade. One of the two mission's main telescopes is the 7-ray spectrometer SPI. This instrument features a compact array of 19 high-purity Germanium detectors shielded by a massive anticoincidence system. A coded aperture of the HURA type modulates the astrophysical signal. We present the spectrometer system and its characteristics and discuss the choices that led to the present design. The instrument properties like imaging capability, energy resolution and sensitivity have been evaluated by extensive Monte-Carlo simulations. The expected performance for narrow-line spectroscopy is characterized by an energy resolution of '1.6 keV at 1 MeV, an angular resolution of within a totally coded field of view of and a sensitivity of (2 -5) . 1O_6 7/(cm2 s) for 4 . 106 observation time in the nominal energy range from 2O keV ---8 MeV. With these characteristic features it will be possible for the first time to explore the 7-ray sky in greater depth and detail than it was possible with previous 7-ray telescopes like SIGMA, OSSE and COMPTEL. In particular the field of nuclear astrophysics will be addressed with an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and energy.Especially the high-energy resolution allows for the first time measuring 7-ray line profiles. Such lines are emitted by the debris of nucleosynthesis processes, by the annihilation process near compact objects and by the nuclear interaction between cosmic rays and interstellar matter. Lines of all these processes have been measured so far, but, owing to the relatively poor energy resolution, details of the emission processes in the source regions could not be studied. With the high-resolution spectroscopy of SPI such detailed investigations will be possible opening a wealth of astrophysical investigations.
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