Title :
Amplitude Distribution of Cosmic Ray Events in Extrinsic IR Detectors
Author_Institution :
Electronics Research Laboratory the Aerospace Corporation Post Office Box 92957 Los Angeles, California 90009
Abstract :
A method of calculating the amplitude distribution of cosmic ray events in IR detectors utilizing known range-energy relationships for the various cosmic particles (mostly protons and helium nuclei) and published cosmic ray energy spectra is described. Good agreement is obtained between the calculated amplitude distribution and the spurious events observed in an extrinsic detector during a flight test.
Keywords :
Aerospace electronics; Degradation; Electrons; Event detection; Helium; Infrared detectors; Laboratories; Protons; Pulse amplifiers; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1985.4334091
