Title :
Background estimation in MXGS apparatus on international space station
Author :
Alpat, Behcet ; Menichelli, Mauro ; Caraffini, Diego ; Petasecca, Marco ; Renzi, Francesca
Author_Institution :
INFN, Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Abstract :
This paper describes a study of background estimation in Modular X- and Gamma ray Sensor (MXGS) onboard ESA´s Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) mission, using Geant4 simulations and Spenvis packages for particle flux generations.
Keywords :
radiation effects; space vehicle electronics; MXGS apparatus; atmosphere-space interactions monitor; background estimation; gamma ray sensor; international space station; modular X-ray sensor; particle flux generation; Atmospheric modeling; Crystals; Detectors; Electron traps; Face; Orbits; Protons; Environmental radiation effects; Monte Carlo background estimation; Semiconductor device radiation effects; Space station based experiment;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2009 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bruges
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0492-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0379-6566
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2009.5994708
