G. Weidenspointner

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Zeitraum

1997 - 2009

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104

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The Twin Magnetars: SGR 1627-41 and 1E 1547-5408 (2009)

Mereghetti, S., Tiengo, A., Esposito, P., Vianello, G., De Luca, A., Gotz, D., ...

We report on recent results obtained thanks to Target of Opportunity observations of the two galactic sources SGR 1627-41 and 1E 1547-5408. These two transient sources present several similarities...

The Prompt Cosmic-Ray-Induced Background in the Orbiting Compton Telescope COMPTEL (2007)

J. M. Ryan, M. Mcconnell, D. Morris, V. Schönfelder, M. Varendorff, G. Weidenspointner, ...

Abstract–We report the spectrum of background events that the COMPTEL instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory experiences due to the instantaneous effects of cosmic rays. Other backgrounds...

The all-sky distribution of 511 keV electron-positron annihilation emission (2007)

Knödlseder, J., Jean, P., Lonjou, V., Weidenspointner, G., Guessoum, N., Gillard, W., ...

We present a map of 511 keV electron-positron annihilation emission, based on data accumulated with the SPI spectrometer aboard ESA's INTEGRAL gamma-ray observatory, that covers approximately 95% of...

SPI observations of the diffuse $^{60}$Fe emission in the Galaxy (2007)

Wang, W., Harris, M. J., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Cordier, B., Strong, A. W., ...

Gamma-ray line emission from radioactive decay of 60Fe provides constraints on nucleosynthesis in massive stars and supernovae. The spectrometer SPI on board INTEGRAL has accumulated nearly three...

SPI observations of the diffuse 60Fe emission in the Galaxy (2007)

Wang, W., Harris, M. J., Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Cordier, B., Strong, A. W., ...

Gamma-ray line emission from radioactive decay of 60Fe provides constraints on nucleosynthesis in massive stars and supernovae. The spectrometer SPI on board INTEGRAL has accumulated nearly three...

The sky distribution of 511 keV positron annihilation line emission as measured with INTEGRAL/SPI (2007)

Weidenspointner, G., Knoedlseder, J., Jean, P., Skinner, G. K., Vedrenne, G., ...

The imaging spectrometer SPI on board ESA's INTEGRAL observatory provides us with an unprecedented view of positron annihilation in our Galaxy. The first sky maps in the 511 keV annihilation line and...

MGGPOD: A Monte Carlo Suite for Gamma Ray Astronomy -- Version 1.1 (2007)

Weidenspointner, G., Sturner, S. J., Novikova, E. I., Harris, M. J., Zoglauer, A., Wunderer, C. B., ...

We announce the forthcoming public release of Version 1.1 of MGGPOD, a user-friendly suite of Monte Carlo codes built around the widely used GEANT (Version 3.21) package. MGGPOD is capable of...

INTEGRAL and Magnetars (2007)

Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Hurley, K., Mirabel, I. F., Esposito, P., Tiengo, A., ...

Thanks to INTEGRAL's long exposures of the Galactic Plane, the two brightest Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters, SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14, have been monitored and studied in detail for the first time at...

High resolution gamma ray spectroscopy of flares on the east and west limbs of the Sun (2007)

Harris, M. J., Tatischeff, V., Kiener, J., Gros, M., Weidenspointner, G.

A new generation of Ge-based high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometers has allowed accurate measurements to be made of the profiles, widths and energies of the gamma-ray lines emitted in the impulsive...

Calibration of the spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL satellite (2007)

Schanne, S., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Attie, D., Von Ballmoos, P., Bouchet, L., ...

SPI, the Spectrometer on board the ESA INTEGRAL satellite, to be launched in October 2002, will study the gammaray sky in the 20 keV to 8 MeV energy band with a spectral resolution of 2 keV for...

Calibration of the spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL satellite (2007)

Schanne, S., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Attie, D., Von Ballmoos, P., Bouchet, L., ...

SPI, the Spectrometer on board the ESA INTEGRAL satellite, to be launched in October 2002, will study the gammaray sky in the 20 keV to 8 MeV energy band with a spectral resolution of 2 keV for...

Calibration of the spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL satellite (2007)

Schanne, S., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Attie, D., Von Ballmoos, P., Bouchet, L., ...

SPI, the Spectrometer on board the ESA INTEGRAL satellite, to be launched in October 2002, will study the gammaray sky in the 20 keV to 8 MeV energy band with a spectral resolution of 2 keV for...

High resolution gamma ray spectroscopy of flares on the east and west limbs of the Sun (2006)

Harris, M. J., Tatischeff, V., Kiener, J., Gros, M., Weidenspointner, G.

A new generation of Ge-based high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometers has allowed accurate measurements to be made of the profiles, widths and energies of the gamma-ray lines emitted in the impulsive...

CZT in Space Based Hard-X-ray Astronomy (2006)

Garson III, A., Krawczynski, H., Weidenspointner, G., Novikova, E. I., Grindlay, J., Hong, J., ...

One of the key aspects of a detector material for space-borne hard X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes is the rate of prompt and delayed background events generated inside the material by charged and...

Properties of the energetic particle distributions during the October 28, 2003 solar flare from INTEGRAL/SPI observations (2006)

Kiener, J., Gros, M., Tatischeff, V., Weidenspointner, G.

Analysis of spectra obtained with the gamma-ray spectrometer SPI onboard INTEGRAL of the GOES X17-class flare on October 28, 2003 is presented. In the energy range 600 keV - 8 MeV three prominent...

Properties of the energetic particle distributions during the October 28, 2003 solar flare from INTEGRAL/SPI observations (2006)

Kiener, J., Gros, M., Tatischeff, V., Weidenspointner, G.

Analysis of spectra obtained with the gamma-ray spectrometer SPI onboard INTEGRAL of the GOES X17-class flare on October 28, 2003 is presented. In the energy range 600 keV - 8 MeV three prominent...

Properties of the energetic particle distributions during the October 28, 2003 solar flare from INTEGRAL/SPI observations (2006)

Kiener, J., Gros, M., Tatischeff, V., Weidenspointner, G.

Analysis of spectra obtained with the gamma-ray spectrometer SPI onboard INTEGRAL of the GOES X17-class flare on October 28, 2003 is presented. In the energy range 600 keV - 8 MeV three prominent...

INTEGRAL/SPI ground calibration (2006)

Attié, D., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Laurent, Ph., Schanne, S., Tauzin, G., ...

Three calibration campaigns of the spectrometer SPI have been performed before launch in order to determine the instrument characteristics, such as the effective detection area, the spectral...

Monte Carlo Study of Detector Concepts for the MAX Laue Lens Gamma-Ray Telescope (2006)

Weidenspointner, G., Wunderer, C. B., Barriere, N., Zoglauer, A., Von Ballmoos, P.

MAX is a proposed Laue lens gamma-ray telescope taking advantage of Bragg diffraction in crystals to concentrate incident photons onto a distant detector. The Laue lens and the detector are carried...

The sky distribution of positronium annihilation continuum emission measured with SPI/INTEGRAL (2006)

Weidenspointner, G., Shrader, C. R., Knoedlseder, J., Jean, P., Lonjou, V., Guessoum, N., ...

We present a measurement of the sky distribution of positronium (Ps) annihilation continuum emission obtained with the SPI spectrometer on board ESA's INTEGRAL observatory. The only sky region from...

Nucleosynthesis results from INTEGRAL (2006)

Weidenspointner, G.

Since its launch in October 2002, ESA's INTEGRAL observatory has enabled significant advances to be made in the study of Galactic nucleosynthesis. In particular, the imaging Ge spectrometer SPI...

Properties of the energetic particle distributions during the October 28, 2003 solar flare from INTEGRAL/SPI observations (2006)

Kiener, J., Gros, M., Tatischeff, V., Weidenspointner, G.

Analysis of spectra obtained with the gamma-ray spectrometer SPI onboard INTEGRAL of the GOES X17-class flare on October 28, 2003 is presented. In the energy range 600 keV - 8 MeV three prominent...

Properties of the energetic particle distributions during the October 28, 2003 solar flare from INTEGRAL/SPI observations (2006)

Kiener, J., Gros, M., Tatischeff, V., Weidenspointner, G.

Analysis of spectra obtained with the gamma-ray spectrometer SPI onboard INTEGRAL of the GOES X17-class flare on October 28, 2003 is presented. In the energy range 600 keV - 8 MeV three prominent...

MAX: Development of a Laue diffraction lens for nuclear astrophysics (2006)

Barriere, N., Von Ballmoos, P., Skinner, G., Smither, B., Bastie, P., Hinglais, E., ...

The next generation of instrumentation for nuclear astrophysics will have to achieve an improvement in sensitivity by a factor of 10–100 over present technologies. With the focusing gamma-ray...

MAX: Development of a Laue diffraction lens for nuclear astrophysics (2006)

Barriere, N., Von Ballmoos, P., Skinner, G., Smither, B., Bastie, P., Hinglais, E., ...

The next generation of instrumentation for nuclear astrophysics will have to achieve an improvement in sensitivity by a factor of 10–100 over present technologies. With the focusing gamma-ray...

MAX: Development of a Laue diffraction lens for nuclear astrophysics (2006)

Barriere, N., Von Ballmoos, P., Skinner, G., Smither, B., Bastie, P., Hinglais, E., ...

The next generation of instrumentation for nuclear astrophysics will have to achieve an improvement in sensitivity by a factor of 10–100 over present technologies. With the focusing gamma-ray...

26Al in the inner Galaxy (2005)

Diehl, R., Halloin, H., Kretschmer, K., Strong, A. W., Wang, W., Jean, P., ...

We performed a spectroscopic study of the 1809 keV gamma-ray line from 26Al decay in the Galaxy using the SPI imaging spectrometer with its high-resolution Ge detector camera on the INTEGRAL...

Properties of the energetic particle distributions during the October 28, 2003 solar flare from INTEGRAL/SPI observations (2005)

Kiener, J., Gros, M., Tatischeff, V., Weidenspointner, G.

Analysis of spectra obtained with the gamma-ray spectrometer SPI onboard INTEGRAL of the GOES X17-class flare on October 28, 2003 is presented. In the energy range 600 keV - 8 MeV three prominent...

Two years of INTEGRAL monitoring of the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeater SGR 1806-20: from quiescence to frenzy (2005)

Gotz, D., Mereghetti, S., Molkov, S., Hurley, K., Mirabel, I. F., Sunyaev, R., ...

SGR 1806-20 has been observed for more than 2 years with the INTEGRAL satellite. In this period the source went from a quiescent state into a very active one culminating in a giant flare on December...

The all-sky distribution of 511 keV electron-positron annihilation emission (2005)

Knödlseder, J., Jean, P., Lonjou, V., Weidenspointner, G., Guessoum, N., Gillard, W., ...

We present a map of 511 keV electron-positron annihilation emission, based on data accumulated with the SPI spectrometer aboard ESA's INTEGRAL gamma-ray observatory, that covers approximately 95% of...

SPI energy calibration (2005)

Lonjou, V., Knodlseder, J., Roques, J. P., Skinner, G. K., Von Ballmoos, P., Jean, P., ...

The status of the SPI energy calibration after the first year of INTEGRAL operations is reported. We have studied the gain variations and we have demonstrated that the most important parameter is the...

The first giant flare from SGR 1806-20: observations with the INTEGRAL SPI Anti-Coincidence Shield (2005)

Mereghetti, S., Gotz, D., Von Kienlin, A., Rau, A., Lichti, G., Weidenspointner, G., ...

A giant flare from the Soft Gamma-ray Repeater SGR 1806-20 has been detected by several satellites on 2004 December 27. This tremendous outburst, the first one observed from this source, was a...

Detection of gamma-ray lines from interstellar 60Fe by the high resolution spectrometer SPI (2005)

Harris, M. J., Knodlseder, J., Jean, P., Cisana, E., Diehl, R., Lichti, G. G., ...

It is believed that core-collapse supernovae (CCSN), occurring at a rate about once per century, have seeded the interstellar medium with long-lived radioisotopes such as 60Fe (half-life 1.5 Myr),...

SPI observations of positron annihilation radiation from the 4th galactic quadrant: Spectroscopy (2004)

Lonjou, V., Weidenspointner, G., Knodlseder, J., Jean, P., Allain, M., Von Ballmoos, P., ...

The status of the analysis of the electron/positron annihilation radiation performed by INTEGRAL/SPI in the 4th GALACTIC QUADRANT is reported. We use data from the first two Galactic Center Deep...

INTEGRAL/SPI Limits on Electron-Positron Annihilation Radiation from the Galactic Plane (2004)

Teegarden, B. J., Watanabe, K., Jean, P., Knodlseder, J., Lonjou, V., Roques, J. P., ...

The center of our Galaxy is a known strong source of electron-positron 511-keV annihilation radiation. Thus far, however, there have been no reliable detections of annihilation radiation outside of...

MGGPOD: a Monte Carlo Suite for Modeling Instrumental Line and Continuum Backgrounds in Gamma-Ray Astronomy (2004)

Weidenspointner, G., Harris, M. J., Sturner, S., Teegarden, B. J., Ferguson, C.

Intense and complex instrumental backgrounds, against which the much smaller signals from celestial sources have to be discerned, are a notorious problem for low and intermediate energy gamma-ray...

MGGPOD: a Monte Carlo Suite for Gamma-Ray Astronomy (2004)

Weidenspointner, G., Harris, M., Ferguson, C., Sturner, S., Teegarden, B., Wunderer, C.

We have developed MGGPOD, a user-friendly suite of Monte Carlo codes built around the widely used GEANT (Version 3.21) package. The MGGPOD Monte Carlo suite and documentation are publicly available...

SPI observations of positron annihilation radiation from the 4th galactic quadrant: sky distribution (2004)

Weidenspointner, G., Lonjou, V., Knoedlseder, J., Jean, P., Allain, M., Von Ballmoos, P., ...

During its first year in orbit the INTEGRAL observatory performed deep exposures of the Galactic Center region and scanning observations of the Galactic plane. We report on the status of our analysis...

SPI/INTEGRAL observation of 1809 keV gamma-ray line emission from the Cygnus X region (2004)

Knödlseder, J., Valsesia, M., Allain, M., Boggs, S., Diehl, R., Jean, P., ...

We present first results on the observation of 1809 keV gamma-ray line emission from the Cygnus X region with the SPI imaging spectrometer. Our analysis is based on data from the performance...

Al(26) Studies with INTEGRAL's Spectrometer SPI (2004)

Diehl, R., Kretschmer, K., Lichti, G., Schönfelder, V., Strong, A. W., Von Kienlin, A., ...

Al(26) radioactivity traces recent nucleosynthesis throughout the Galaxy, and is known to be produced in massive stars and novae. The map from its decay gamma-ray line suggests massive stars to...

Search for gamma-ray line emission from the radioactive decay of 60Fe with SPI (2004)

Knodlseder, J., Cisana, E., Diehl, R., Lichti, G., Harris, M., Jean, P., ...

The search for gamma-ray line emission from the radioactive decay of 60Fe figures among the prime scientific objectives of the INTEGRAL mission. 60Fe is believed to be primarily produced in...

Calibration of the Spectrometer aboard the INTEGRAL satellite (2003)

Schanne, Stéphane, Cordier, B., Gros, M., Attié, D., Ballmoos, P. V., Bouchet, L., ...

SPI, the Spectrometer on board the ESA INTEGRAL satellite, to be launched in October 2002, will study the gamma-ray sky in the 20 keV to 8 MeV energy band with a spectral resolution of 2 keV for...

Early SPI/INTEGRAL measurements of galactic 511 keV line emission from positron annihilation (2003)

Jean, P., Knoedlseder, J., Lonjou, V., Allain, M., Skinner, G. K., ...

We report the first measurements of the 511 keV line emission from the Galactic Centre (GC) region performed with the spectrometer SPI on the space observatory INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray...

Early SPI/INTEGRAL contraints on the morphology of the 511 keV line emission in the 4th galactic quadrant (2003)

Knodlseder, J., Lonjou, V., Jean, P., Allain, M., Mandrou, P., ...

We provide first constraints on the morphology of the 511 keV line emission from the galactic centre region on basis of data taken with the spectrometer SPI on the INTEGRAL gamma-ray observatory. The...

SPI Measurements of Galactic 26Al (2003)

Diehl, R., Knödlseder, J., Lichti, G., Kretschmer, K., Schanne, S., Schönfelder, V., ...

The precision measurement of the 1809 keV gamma-ray line from Galactic $^{26}$Al is one of the goals of the SPI spectrometer on INTEGRAL with its Ge detector camera. We aim for determination of the...

INTEGRAL/SPI ground calibration (2003)

Attié, D., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Laurent, Ph., Schanne, S., Tauzin, G., ...

Three calibration campaigns of the spectrometer SPI have been performed before launch in order to determine the instrument characteristics, such as the effective detection area, the spectral...

INTEGRAL/SPI ground calibration (2003)

Attié, D., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Laurent, Ph., Schanne, S., Tauzin, G., ...

Three calibration campaigns of the spectrometer SPI have been performed before launch in order to determine the instrument characteristics, such as the effective detection area, the spectral...

INTEGRAL/SPI ground calibration (2003)

Attié, D., Cordier, B., Gros, M., Laurent, Ph., Schanne, S., Tauzin, G., ...

Three calibration campaigns of the spectrometer SPI have been performed before launch in order to determine the instrument characteristics, such as the effective detection area, the spectral...

First identification and modelling of SPI background lines (2003)

Weidenspointner, G., Kiener, J., Gros, M., Jean, P., Teegarden, BJ., Wunderer, C., ...

On Oct. 17, 2002, the ESA INTEGRAL observatory was launched into a highly elliptical orbit. SPI, a high resolution Ge spectrometer covering an energy range of 20-8000 keV, is one of its two main...

SPI instrumental background characteristics (2003)

Jean, P., Vedrenne, G., Roques, J.P., Schonfelder, V., Teegarden, B.J., Von Kienlin, A., ...

In its space environment the INTEGRAL observatory is subject to an intense irradiation by energetic cosmic-ray particles that leads, via nuclear interactions with the telescope and spacecraft...

First identification and modelling of SPI background lines (2003)

Weidenspointner, G., Kiener, J., Gros, M., Jean, P., Teegarden, BJ., Wunderer, C., ...

On Oct. 17, 2002, the ESA INTEGRAL observatory was launched into a highly elliptical orbit. SPI, a high resolution Ge spectrometer covering an energy range of 20-8000 keV, is one of its two main...

SPI instrumental background characteristics (2003)

Jean, P., Vedrenne, G., Roques, J.P., Schonfelder, V., Teegarden, B.J., Von Kienlin, A., ...

In its space environment the INTEGRAL observatory is subject to an intense irradiation by energetic cosmic-ray particles that leads, via nuclear interactions with the telescope and spacecraft...

First identification and modelling of SPI background lines (2003)

Weidenspointner, G., Kiener, J., Gros, M., Jean, P., Teegarden, BJ., Wunderer, C., ...

On Oct. 17, 2002, the ESA INTEGRAL observatory was launched into a highly elliptical orbit. SPI, a high resolution Ge spectrometer covering an energy range of 20-8000 keV, is one of its two main...

SPI instrumental background characteristics (2003)

Jean, P., Vedrenne, G., Roques, J.P., Schonfelder, V., Teegarden, B.J., Von Kienlin, A., ...

In its space environment the INTEGRAL observatory is subject to an intense irradiation by energetic cosmic-ray particles that leads, via nuclear interactions with the telescope and spacecraft...

Transient Gamma Ray Spectrometer Measurements of Gamma-Ray Lines from Novae. III. The 478 keV Line from 7Be Decay (2001)

Harris, M. J., Teegarden, B. J., Weidenspointner, G., Palmer, D. M., Cline, T. L., Gehrels, N., ...

The "Wind" spacecraft carrying the Transient Gamma Spectrometer (TGRS) moves in an extremely elliptical orbit that largely avoids Earth's trapped radiation belts and albedo gamma-radiation. The TGRS...

The COMPTEL instrumental line background (2000)

Weidenspointner, G., Varendorff, M., Oberlack, U., Morris, D., Plueschke, S., Diehl, R., ...

The instrumental line background of the Compton telescope COMPTEL onboard the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory is due to the activation and/or decay of many isotopes. The major components of this...

The Total Cosmic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Spectrum from 9 to 30 MeV Measured with COMPTEL (1997)

Kappadath Ryan, J. Ryan, K. Bennett, H. Bloemen, R. Diehl, W. Hermsen, ...

. A preliminary COMPTEL Cosmic Diffuse Gamma-Ray (CDG) spectrum from 800 keV to 30 MeV was presented earlier at the 3 rd Compton Symposium. The COMPTEL results represent the first significant...