Title :
Scintillating fibre detector system for spacecraft component dosimetry
Author :
Boeder, C.P.W. ; Adams, L. ; Nickson, R.
Author_Institution :
SENSYS, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1993.316535
