DocumentCode
2907588
Title
Background estimation in MXGS apparatus on international space station
Author
Alpat, Behcet ; Menichelli, Mauro ; Caraffini, Diego ; Petasecca, Marco ; Renzi, Francesca
Author_Institution
INFN, Sezione di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
14-18 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
529
Lastpage
534
Abstract
This paper describes a study of background estimation in Modular X- and Gamma ray Sensor (MXGS) onboard ESA´s Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) mission, using Geant4 simulations and Spenvis packages for particle flux generations.
Keywords
radiation effects; space vehicle electronics; MXGS apparatus; atmosphere-space interactions monitor; background estimation; gamma ray sensor; international space station; modular X-ray sensor; particle flux generation; Atmospheric modeling; Crystals; Detectors; Electron traps; Face; Orbits; Protons; Environmental radiation effects; Monte Carlo background estimation; Semiconductor device radiation effects; Space station based experiment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2009 European Conference on
Conference_Location
Bruges
ISSN
0379-6566
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0492-5
Electronic_ISBN
0379-6566
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADECS.2009.5994708
Filename
5994708
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