Development of convolutional neural networks for an electron-tracking Compton camera
Abstract The Electron-Tracking Compton Camera (ETCC), which is a complete Compton camera that tracks Compton scattering electrons with a gas micro time projection chamber, is expected to open up MeV gamma-ray astronomy. The technical challenge for achieving several degrees of the point-spread functi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2021-08, Vol.2021 (8), p.1 |
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The Electron-Tracking Compton Camera (ETCC), which is a complete Compton camera that tracks Compton scattering electrons with a gas micro time projection chamber, is expected to open up MeV gamma-ray astronomy. The technical challenge for achieving several degrees of the point-spread function is precise determination of the electron recoil direction and the scattering position from track images. We attempted to reconstruct these parameters using convolutional neural networks. Two network models were designed to predict the recoil direction and the scattering position. These models marked 41$^\circ$ of angular resolution and 2.1 mm of position resolution for 75 keV electron simulation data in argon-based gas at 2 atm pressure. In addition, the point-spread function of the ETCC was improved to 15$^\circ$ from 22$^\circ$ for experimental data from a 662 keV gamma-ray source. The performance greatly surpassed that using traditional analysis. |
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ISSN: | 2050-3911 2050-3911 |
DOI: | 10.1093/ptep/ptab091 |