DocumentCode
2003663
Title
Scintillating fibre detector system for spacecraft component dosimetry
Author
Boeder, C.P.W. ; Adams, L. ; Nickson, R.
Author_Institution
SENSYS, Noordwijk, Netherlands
fYear
1993
fDate
13-16 Sep 1993
Firstpage
262
Lastpage
265
Abstract
A general purpose nuclear detector is presented, based upon a scintillating fibre sensor in a non-pulsed mode. It is combined with a photodiode and a logarithmic current amplifier, both exhibiting extremely low background noise. Excellent linearity and dynamic range are observed
Keywords
aerospace testing; dosimeters; fibre optic sensors; particle detectors; scintillation counters; background noise; dynamic range; linearity; logarithmic current amplifier; nonpulsed mode; nuclear detector; scintillating fibre detector system; scintillating fibre sensor; spacecraft component dosimetry; Dosimetry; Dynamic range; Energy measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical fiber cables; Photodiodes; Protons; Radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems, 1993.,RADECS 93., Second European Conference on
Conference_Location
St. Malo
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1793-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADECS.1993.316535
Filename
316535
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