Author/Authors :
Bachlechner، نويسنده , , Andreas and Beischer، نويسنده , , Bastian and Greim، نويسنده , , Roman and Kirn، نويسنده , , Thomas and Mai، نويسنده , , Carsten and Yearwood، نويسنده , , Gregorio Roper and Schael، نويسنده , , Stefan and Schug، نويسنده , , David and Tholen، نويسنده , , Heiner and Wienkenhِver، نويسنده , , Jens، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The PERDaix (Proton Electron Radiation Detector Aix-la-Chapelle) detector is designed to measure charged particles in cosmic rays. It can distinguish particle species up to 5 GV rigidity. PERDaix was flown on the BEXUS-11 balloon on 23rd November 2010.
tector has the dimensions of 246×400×859 mm3, a geometrical acceptance of 32 cm2sr, a low weight of 40 kg and a low power consumption of 60 W. The spectrometer consists of a time-of-flight system, a scintillating fiber tracking detector, a permanent magnet and a transition radiation detector. Silicon photomultipliers are used as photodetectors in the time-of-flight and the tracker system.
Keywords :
Cosmic ray detector , Scintillating fiber , Tracker , SiPM , Silicon PhotoMultiplier , MPPC , Time of flight
