Conveners
Europlanet Workshop on Detectors for Astronomy and Planetary Science
- Manuel Grande (Aberystwyth University)
Europlanet Workshop on Detectors for Astronomy and Planetary Science
- Manuel Grande (Aberystwyth University)
Prof.
Manuel Grande
(Aberystwyth University)
13/09/2011, 13:50
Oral Presentation
Prof.
Mark Sims
(Leicester University)
13/09/2011, 14:05
Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science
Invited Oral
The Life Marker Chip (LMC) instrument aims to detect organic molecules on Mars as part of the 2018 planned ESA/NASA rover mission. The LMC is based around use of immuno-assay technology from bio-technology where a molecular receptor binds to a target molecule. This binding is detected using fluorophores attached to the molecular receptor. High sensitivity (ppm to ppb) can in principle be...
Mr
Thomas Walker
(Brunel University)
13/09/2011, 14:45
Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science
Oral Presentation
The Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS) was launched onboard the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission in October 2008. The instrument consisted of 24 swept-charge device (SCD) silicon X-ray detectors providing a total collecting area of ~24 cm2, corresponding to a 14° field of view (FWHM), with the ability to measure X-rays from 0.8 - 10 keV. One algorithm...
Brian Ramsey
(NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center)
13/09/2011, 15:05
Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science
Oral Presentation
We are developing a sensitive spectrometer for measuring abundances of light elements fluoresced by ambient radiation. Based on a Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) with custom readout electronics, the instrument offers high energy resolution and large-area coverage, yet with modest power and cooling requirements. The goal of the development program is to build a detector array that can be scaled to...
Dr
Tetsuya Mizumoto
(Kyoto University)
13/09/2011, 15:25
Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science
Oral Presentation
We have developed a Compton camera that can determine the arrival directions of sub-MeV/MeV gamma rays for gamma-ray astronomy observations. This is a hybrid detector consisting of a gaseous TPC, which has a two-dimensional position sensitive gaseous detector with pixel anode electrodes at a pitch of 400 micrometers, and a position-sensitive scintillation camera enclosing the TPC. Some...
Dr
Colin Wilburn
(Micron Semiconductor)
13/09/2011, 16:20
Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science
Invited Oral
Mr
Robert Bedington
(UCL - MSSL)
13/09/2011, 17:00
Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science
Oral Presentation
Low energy plasma spectrometers for space science typically use micro channel plates (MCPs) with position sensitive anodes as detectors behind their analyser heads (electrostatic optic energy selecting filters). MCPs however require high vacuums and high voltages which can add challenges and complications for the design and implementation of an instrument.
As an alternative at MSSL we...
Prof.
Manuel Grande
(Aberystwyth University)
13/09/2011, 17:20
