X-ray detector on 2U cubesat BeEagleSAT of QB50

Author

Kalemci, Emrah ; Umit, Ertan ; Aslan, Rustem

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng. & Natural Sci., Sabanci Univ., Istanbul, Turkey

fYear

2013

fDate

12-14 June 2013

Firstpage

899

Lastpage

902

Abstract

BeEagleSAT is a 2 Unit cubesat to be launched within the EU FP7 project QB 50. It is been produced by Istanbul Technical University and Turkish Air Force Academy. Sabanci University will provide a CdZnTe based semiconductor X-ray detector and associated readout electronics. The detector will utilize cross strip geometry to test the detection system in space, but it will not carry a mask for imaging. The readout will be established by an application specific integrated circuit controlled by a microcontroller. The system will have its own battery and will be turned on intermittently due to power and telemetry constraints. It will characterize the hard X-ray background in 20-150 keV at low Earth orbit conditions as a function of altitude.

Keywords

X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection; astronomical instruments; geometry; readout electronics; semiconductor counters; 2U Cubesat BeEagleSAT; CdZnTe; CdZnTe based semiconductor X-ray detector; QB 50 EU FP7 project; associated readout electronics; cross strip geometry; electron volt energy 20 keV to 150 keV; hard X-ray background; low Earth orbit condition; microcontroller; specific integrated circuit; Anodes; Crystals; Detectors; Educational institutions; Satellites; Strips; X-ray detectors; CdZnTe detectors; X-rays; cubesats; semiconductor detectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2013 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6395-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAST.2013.6581341

Filename

6581341