HNX/DragonTIGER Instrument Development: Position sensitive silicon particle detectors with accurate deposited energy measurement

Completed TRL 5 (started at 5, targeting 6)

Description

Position sensitive solid-state detectors combining high-accuracy energy measurements with moderate resolution position (few millimeter) measurements in a single device

Benefits

Precision measurements of the differential energy loss charged particles and simultaneous position determination.

This technology can be applied to accurate measurements of cosmic-ray particle isotope or element species. There are also applications in high-energy particle calorimetry or other high-energy particle measurement techniques.

Details

Technology area	Thermal Management Systems > Thermal Control Components and Systems > Measurement and Control
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organization	Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date	2013-10-01
End date	2014-09-30

Project contacts

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Stanley D Hunter — stanley.d.hunter@nasa.gov
John W Mitchell — john.w.mitchell@nasa.gov
John F Krizmanic — john.f.krizmanic@nasa.gov
Makoto Sasaki — makoto.sasaki-1@nasa.gov
Thomas Hams — thomas.hams@nasa.gov

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