PSD12: The 12th International Conference on Position Sensitive Detectors

Session

Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science 1

14 Sept 2021, 09:00

Teaching and Learning Building (University of Birmingham)

Conveners

Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science 1

• Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (University of Birmingham (GB))
• Philip Patrick Allport (University of Birmingham (UK))

17. Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science (in-person)

Andrew Holland (The Open University)

14/09/2021, 09:00

226. Development of a Penetrating particle ANalyzer for high-energy radiation measurements in space

Philipp Azzarello (Universite de Geneve (CH))

14/09/2021, 09:30

Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science

talk

The Penetrating Particle Analyzer (PAN) is an instrument conceived to precisely measure the flux, composition and arrival direction of highly penetrating particles in space of energy ranging from 100 MeV/n to 20 GeV/n. Precise measurements of their energy spectra and composition are of great interest to study Solar Modulation of Cosmic Rays, to characterise SEPs, as well as the radiation...

219. Review of position sensing techniques in space-based particle instruments (in-person)

Prof. Dhiren Kataria (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London)

14/09/2021, 09:50

Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science

talk

Position sensing techniques are extensively used in space-based particle instruments for the detection of space plasmas and energetic particle radiation. Such instruments typically consist of electrostatic analysers at the low end of the energy range and solid state/scintillation detectors at the higher energy end. With a need for large fields-of-views and all-sky particle imaging, high...

183. The application of the Rasnik 3-point alignment system in seismic instrumentation (in-person)

Harry Van Der Graaf (Nikhef National institute for subatomic physics (NL))

14/09/2021, 10:10

Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science

talk

For high-precision measurement of the momentum of muons, the alignment of three (inner, middle and outer) muon tracking detectors, placed at some mutual distance in the magnetised volume, is essential. Since accurate alignment can not be realised mechanically, the alignment is continuesly monitored instead. For this, a back-illuminated coded mask is attached to the inner detector, and a...

218. Review of single photon imaging techniques with fast timing for applications in space and particle physics, and the life sciences (in-person)

Prof. Jon Lapington (University of Leicester)

14/09/2021, 10:30

Applications in Astronomy, Planetary and Space Science

talk

There is an increasing demand for photon counting detectors capable of time-resolved imaging in many fields. In this paper we review the available detector and electronic technologies available and under development for applications such as Cherenkov imaging in particle physics and gamma-ray astronomy, and for wide-field fluorescence lifetime imaging in the life science field. While...