The micro radiation environment monitor (MuREM) and SSTL radiation monitor (SSTL RM) on TechDemoSat-1

Author

Taylor, B. ; Underwood, C. ; Dyer, A. ; Ashton, C. ; Rason, S. ; Browning, J.

Author_Institution

Surrey Space Centre, Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

19-23 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

535

Lastpage

540

Abstract

Two new, miniaturised scientific radiation monitoring payloads are presented prior to its flight on the TechDemoSat-1 Spacecraft, capable of monitoring the space radiation environment and its effects on radiation sensitive devices. MuREM and SSTL RM carry RADFET dosimeters, dose rate sensitive photodiodes and PIN diode particle detectors. SSTL RM is also connected to external RADFET sensors placed around the spacecraft, whilst MuREM carries a radiation effects payload consisting of COTS devices which will be monitored whilst exposed to the space radiation environment.

Keywords

dosimeters; p-i-n diodes; particle detectors; photodiodes; radiation hardening (electronics); sensors; space vehicle electronics; COTS devices; MuREM; PIN diode particle detectors; RADFET dosimeters; RADFET sensors; SSTL RM; SSTL radiation monitor; TechDemoSat-1 spacecraft; dose rate sensitive photodiodes; microradiation environment monitor; miniaturised scientific radiation monitoring payloads; radiation sensitive devices; space radiation environment monitoring; Educational institutions; Monitoring; Payloads; Protons; Radiation detectors; Space vehicles; LET; Merlin; Singe Event Effects; ionising dose; proton; radiation belts; radiation effects; radiation environment; radiation monitor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2011 12th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Sevilla

ISSN

0379-6566

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0585-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADECS.2011.6131428

Filename

6131428