Study in Spurious Sensitivity of Electronics.

Abstract

A measurement program in which a proton beam irradiates sensitive electro-optical sensors used in spacecraft systems has been prepared. The progress reported during this period includes device procurement and testing of photomultiplier tubes at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility. The micropulse structure of the LAMPF beam is ideal for measuring transient response of the photomultiplier tubes. Each tube was placed in the beam head on so that all parts were exposed and side on so that only the electron multiplier was irradiated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143947

Entities

People

  • D. M. Yeager

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Availability
  • Avalanche Photodiodes
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optical Sensors
  • Electron Multipliers
  • Electronics
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detectors
  • Photodiodes
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Power Supplies
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Sensitivity
  • Test Equipment
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster