Expected performance of a Laue lens based on bent crystals

In the context of the LAUE project devoted to build a long focal length focusing optics for soft gamma-rayastronomy (70/100 keV to <>600 keV), we present results of simulation of a Laue lens, based on bent crystals indifferent assembling configurations (quasi-mosaic and reflection-like geometries). The main aim is to significantlyovercome the sensitivity limits of the current generation of gamma-ray telescopes and improve the imagingcapability.© (2012) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

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7 pages, 7 figures, presented at the Space Telescopes and Instrumentation Symposium 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Conference. Published in Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, id. 844331-844331-7 (2012)

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