Abstract
Charged particles in the space environment can degrade the scientific performances of X-ray detectors in astronomical telescopes. An efficient countermeasure is to place a magnetic diverter at the exit pupil of optics to deflect charged particles away from the sensitive detection area. In this work, we have performed a preliminary design of the magnetic diverter on-board the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) observatory. It relies on a Monte Carlo method via the GEANT4 toolkit to simulate the mirror responses to charged particles, using the single scattering physics for electrons and the elastic Remizovich physics for protons. It also implements a numerical method to calculate magnetic fields generated by an assembly of permanent magnets and its impact on the trajectories of charged particles. The compact calculation scheme provides efficient access to the background level estimation given the certain radiation environment, which enables the verification of the diverter configuration with the scientific requirements.
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