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8th International Conference on Position Sensitive Detectors

1–5 Sept 2008
University of Glasgow
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Applications in Space Science

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3 Sept 2008, 12:10
University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Glasgow G12 8QQ UK

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Applications in Space Science

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  1. 13. X- and gamma-ray detector development for space applications
    Prof. Alan Owens
    03/09/2008, 12:10
    Applications in Space Science
    Keynote talk
    As space missions have evolved, the scientific programs they carry out are becoming increasingly multi-disciplinarian and multi-waveband. This in turn, requires a broader range of measurements to be performed and therefore more instruments to be flown. Whereas, thirty years ago the average planetary mission carried, say, 4 prime instruments, it may now carry 10 or 12. However, a commensurate...
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  2. 23. The effect of protons on the performance of swept-charge devices
    Prof. David Smith
    03/09/2008, 13:50
    Applications in Space Science
    Oral Contribution
    The e2v technologies CCD54, or swept-charge device (SCD) has been extensively radiation tested for use in the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS) instrument, to be launched as part of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-1 payload in 2008. The principle use of the SCD is in X-ray fluorescence (XRF) applications, the device providing a relatively large collecting area...
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  3. 32. Performance of a multi-anode photomultiplier employing a ultra bi-alkali photo cathode and ragged dynodes
    Mr Takahito Toizumi
    03/09/2008, 14:10
    Applications in Space Science
    Oral Contribution
    We report on the performance test of a multi-anode photomultiplier (MAPMT) R8900-M16-UBA newly developed by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. A great advantage of R8900 series is a highly sensitive surface (> 80 % of physical area), but the quantum efficiency (QE) was relatively low (~ 20 %). In this paper, we have made two substantial changes on R8900-M16 : (1) to improve the QE to 40 % level, by...
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  4. 38. Silicon Carbide X-ray Detectors for Planetary Exploration
    Dr John Lees
    03/09/2008, 14:30
    Applications in Space Science
    Oral Contribution
    Planetary exploration places high demands on instrumentation and presents some of the harshest operating environments including extreme thermal conditions, high radiation tolerance and low mass and power constraints. We present data on a novel detector, the Semi-Transparent SiC Schottky Diode (STSSD), which shows promising energy resolution (at 5.9 keV it was 1.5 keV Full Width at Half...
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  5. 114. The GLAST Large Area Telescope
    Dr Luca Baldini
    03/09/2008, 14:50
    Applications in Space Science
    Oral Contribution
    The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is a next generation high-energy gamma-ray observatory designed to explore the sky over more than four energy decades (20 MeV--300 GeV) with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. The Large Area Telescope (LAT), the main instrument on board GLAST, is a pair conversion telescope designed and built exploiting the state of the art in high-energy...
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