A Time-of-Flight Telescope for Measuring the Isotopic Composition of Interplanetary and Magnetospheric Particles in the Energy Range of 0.280 to 3.5 MeV/Nucleon,

Abstract

A satellite instrument for the detection of very low-energy cosmic rays and geomagnetically trapped ions which employs a thin plastic scintillator foil and a silicon semi-conductor detector in a time-of-flight configuration is described in this paper. The motivation for using such a sensor will be discussed briefly and the configuration, electronic design and response of the instrument described in some detail.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015078

Entities

People

  • Bernard Blake
  • Norman Katz

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Motivation
  • Particles
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Telescopes
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects