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most citedDetection of the 511 keV Galactic positron annihilation line with COSI

37 citations · 76 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

astro-ph.IM2025

The Design and Performance Characteristics of the NRL4 ASIC Developed for the COSI Small Explorer Gamma-ray Satellite

Jarred M. Roberts, Clio Sleator, Eric Wulf +5

Next-generation gamma-ray observatories aim to enable precision measurements in high-energy astrophysics using advanced semiconductor detector technologies. Meeting the scientific…

astro-ph.IM2025

Characterizing, correcting, and repairing the effects of radiation damage in the COSI germanium cross-strip detectors

Steven E. Boggs, Sophia E. Haight, Sean N. Pike +5

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is a gamma-ray survey telescope utilizing a compact Compton imager design, enabled by an array of 16 high-resolution germanium cross-stri…

astro-ph.IM2025

In-orbit Spectral Calibration Prospects for the COSI Space Telescope

Aravind B. Valluvan, Steven E. Boggs, Savitri Gallego +8

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager is an upcoming NASA space telescope in the MeV range. COSI's primary science goals include precisely mapping nuclear line and positron annihilat…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 2 cited

Enhancing Compton telescope imaging with maximum a posteriori estimation: a modified Richardson-Lucy algorithm for the Compton Spectrometer and Imager

Hiroki Yoneda, Thomas Siegert, Israel Martinez-Castellanos +23

We present a modified Richardson-Lucy (RL) algorithm tailored for image reconstruction in MeV gamma-ray observations, focusing on its application to the upcoming Compton Spectromet…

physics.ins-det2025

Proton Radiation Damage and Annealing of COSI p-type Cross-strip HPGe Detectors

Sophia E. Haight, Steven E. Boggs, Gabriel Brewster +7

In order to understand the effects of a space radiation environment on cross-strip germanium detectors, we investigated the effects of high-energy proton damage on a COSI detector…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Imaging and Spectral Fitting of Bright Gamma-ray Sources with the COSI Balloon Payload

Jarred M. Roberts, Steven Boggs, Thomas Siegert +17

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager balloon payload (COSI-Balloon) is a wide-field-of-view Compton -ray telescope that operates in the 0.2 - 5 MeV bandpass. COSI-Balloon had a s…

physics.ins-det2024★ 3 cited

Characterizing hole trap production due to proton irradiation in germanium cross-strip detectors

Sean N. Pike, Steven E. Boggs, Gabriel Brewster +6

We present an investigation into the effects of high-energy proton damage on charge trapping in germanium cross-strip detectors, with the goal of accomplishing three important meas…

astro-ph.HE2024

Atmospheric Response for MeV Gamma Rays Observed with Balloon-Borne Detectors

Chris Karwin, Carolyn Kierans, Albert Shih +9

The atmospheric response for MeV gamma rays (~ 0.1 - 10 MeV) can be characterized in terms of two observed components. The first component is due to photons that reach the detector…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 19 cited

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager

John A. Tomsick, Steven E. Boggs, Andreas Zoglauer +72

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) satellite mission in development with a planned launch in 2027. COSI is a wide-field gamma-ray telescope…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 7 cited

The cosipy library: COSI's high-level analysis software

Israel Martinez-Castellanos, Savitri Gallego, Chien-You Huang +72

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is a selected Small Explorer (SMEX) mission launching in 2027. It consists of a large field-of-view Compton telescope that will probe wit…

physics.ins-det2023★ 7 cited

Characterizing and correcting electron and hole trapping in germanium cross-strip detectors

Sean N. Pike, Steven E. Boggs, Jacqueline Beechert +4

We present measurements of electron and hole trapping in three COSI germanium cross-strip detectors. By characterizing the relative charge collection efficiency (CCE) as a function…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 37 cited

Detection of the 511 keV Galactic positron annihilation line with COSI

Carolyn A. Kierans, Steven E. Boggs, Andreas Zoglauer +10

The signature of positron annihilation, namely the 511 keV -ray line, was first detected coming from the direction of the Galactic center in the 1970's, but the source of Galact…