Title :
CMOS charged particle spectrometers
Author :
Soli, G.A. ; Garrett, H.B. ; Fossum, E.R.
Author_Institution :
Center for Space Microelectronics Technol., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Integrated circuits, manufactured in CMOS technology, have been developed as diffusion-based charged particle spectrometers for space applications. Current designs are single-chip spectrometers capable of uniquely identifying and counting electrons and heavy ions. A four-chip spectrometer designed to count protons and heavy ions was flown on the Clementine spacecraft. The spectrometer proton data is compared to GOES-6 proton data for the 21 February 1994 solar proton event
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; aerospace instrumentation; application specific integrated circuits; cosmic ray apparatus; electron spectrometers; electron spectroscopy; particle spectrometers; CMOS charged particle spectrometers; Clementine spacecraft; diffusion-based charged particle spectrometers; electrons; four-chip spectrometer; heavy ions; integrated circuits; protons; single-chip spectrometers; solar proton event; space applications; Application specific integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Electrons; Integrated circuit manufacture; Integrated circuit technology; Protons; Space charge; Space technology; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, 1995., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3180-X
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1995.504215
