Title :
Thermal design and performance of the gamma-ray spectrometer for the MESSENGER spacecraft
Author :
Burks, M. ; Cork, C.P. ; Eckels, D. ; Hull, E. ; Madden, N.W. ; Miller, W. ; Goldsten, J. ; Rhodes, E. ; Williams, B.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
Keywords :
cooling; gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray spectrometers; germanium radiation detectors; space vehicles; GRS heat load; MESSENGER spacecraft; Mercury; Stirling cycle mechanical cooler; coaxial high-purity germanium detector; conduction techniques; conductive heat loads; cooler performance; cryogenic temperatures; detector cooling; energy resolution; extremely hot thermal radiation; flight sensor; gamma-ray spectrometer; radiation techniques; radiative heat loads; thermal design; thermal prototype; Cryogenics; Detectors; Energy resolution; Germanium; Instruments; Laboratories; Space vehicles; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8700-7
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462219
