DocumentCode
2628917
Title
Characterization of CZT detectors for the ASIM mission
Author
Budtz-Jorgensen, C. ; Kuvvetli, I. ; Skogseide, Y. ; Ullaland, K. ; Ostgaard, N.
Author_Institution
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
fYear
2008
fDate
19-25 Oct. 2008
Firstpage
106
Lastpage
110
Abstract
The National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark is responsible for the selection and characterization of the CZT detector crystals for the X and gamma -ray instrument MXGS onboard ESA’s Atmospheric Space Interaction Monitor (ASIM) mission. The Modular X- and Gamma ray Sensor (MXGS) shall, situated on the International Space Station, detect Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes (TGF) generated in the Earth atmosphere. TGFs are believed to be produced in connection with thunderstorms and ASIM will therefore also be equipped with optical instruments which trigger on lightening.
Keywords
Crystals; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Instruments; International Space Station; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Space missions; Terrestrial atmosphere;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location
Dresden, Germany
ISSN
1095-7863
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN
1095-7863
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775134
Filename
4775134
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