The design and performance of charged particle detector onboard the GECAM mission
作者机构:Key Laboratory of Particle AstrophysicsInstitute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing 100049China
出 版 物:《Radiation Detection Technology and Methods》 (辐射探测技术与方法(英文))
年 卷 期:2022年第6卷第1期
页 面:53-62页
核心收录:
学科分类:08[工学] 082501[工学-飞行器设计] 0825[工学-航空宇航科学与技术]
基 金:This research was supported by the“Strategic Priority Research Program”of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Grant No.XDA 15360102
摘 要:Background The Gravitational wave highly energetic Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor(GECAM)is dedicated to detecting gravitational wave gamma-ray *** is capable of all-sky monitoring over and discovering gamma-ray bursts and new radiation *** consists of two microsatellites,each equipped with 8 charged particle detectors(CPDs)and 25 gamma-ray detectors(GRDs).Purpose The CPD is used to measure charged particles in the space environment,monitor energy and flow intensity changes,and identify between gamma-ray bursts and space charged particle events in conjunction with *** CPD uses plastic scintillator as the sensitive material for detection,silicon photomultiplier array as the optically readable device,and the inlaid Am-241 radioactive source as the onboard calibration *** In this paper,we will present the working principle,physical design,functional implementation and preliminary performance test results of the *** a result,the energy range of electron,gamma-ray detection efficiency and dead time are tested to be better than the indexes required through the ground calibration experiment.