The Highly Miniaturised Radiation Monitor

E. F. Mitchell; H. M. Araújo; E. Daly; N. Guerrini; S. Gunes-Lasnet; D. Griffin; A. Marshall; A. Menicucci; T. Morse; O. Poyntz-Wright; R. Turchetta; S. Woodward

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/9/07/P07010

The Highly Miniaturised Radiation Monitor

Instrumentation and Detectors 2015-06-18 v2

Authors: E. F. Mitchell , H. M. Araújo , E. Daly , N. Guerrini , S. Gunes-Lasnet , D. Griffin , A. Marshall , A. Menicucci , T. Morse , O. Poyntz-Wright , R. Turchetta , S. Woodward

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Abstract

We present the design and preliminary calibration results of a novel highly miniaturised particle radiation monitor (HMRM) for spacecraft use. The HMRM device comprises a telescopic configuration of active pixel sensors enclosed in a titanium shield, with an estimated total mass of 52 g and volume of 15 cm $^3$ . The monitor is intended to provide real-time dosimetry and identification of energetic charged particles in fluxes of up to 10 $^8$ cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$ (omnidirectional). Achieving this capability with such a small instrument could open new prospects for radiation detection in space.

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radiation monitor spacecraft instrumentation active pixel sensors dosimetry charged particle detection

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@article{arxiv.1401.3533,
  title  = {The Highly Miniaturised Radiation Monitor},
  author = {E. F. Mitchell and H. M. Araújo and E. Daly and N. Guerrini and S. Gunes-Lasnet and D. Griffin and A. Marshall and A. Menicucci and T. Morse and O. Poyntz-Wright and R. Turchetta and S. Woodward},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.3533},
  year   = {2015}
}

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