Japanese Journal of Applied Physics · 1996 · 15 citations · 7 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringPhysicsRadiation DetectionRadiation MeasurementSpacecraft DesignDetector TechnologyLinear Energy TransferRadiation Detection PrinciplesRadiation DetectorsRadiation InstrumentationEnergy TransferInteraction Of Heavy Ions With MatterPosition-sensitive DetectorsRadiation Detection SystemsReal-time Radiation MonitoringRelativistic Heavy-ion CollisionsSilicon DetectorsSilicon Semiconductor Detectors
A new telescope consisting of three two-dimensional position-sensitive silicon detectors which can measure the linear energy transfer (LET) distribution over the range from 0.2 to 400keV/micrometers has been developed as a real-time radiation monitor in manned spacecraft. First, the principle of LET measurement and its design method are described. Second, suitable electronic parameters for the LET measurement are experimentally determined. Finally the telescope performance is investigated by using, relativistic heavy ions. The first in-flight test of this type of telescope on the US Space Shuttle (STS-84) is scheduled for May, 1997.
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Correction to Landau's energy loss formula
H.D. Maccabee, D.G. Papworth · Physics Letters A · 1969 · 39 citations
Real time measurement of LET distribution in the IML-2 Space-Lab (STS-65)
T. Doke, T. Hayashi, Jun Kikuchi et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment · 1995 · 34 citations
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