The Dark Matter Particle Explorer（DAMPE） is an upcoming scientific satellite mission for high energy gamma-ray, electron and cosmic ray detection. The silicon tracker（STK） is a subdetector of the DAMPE payload.It ...The Dark Matter Particle Explorer（DAMPE） is an upcoming scientific satellite mission for high energy gamma-ray, electron and cosmic ray detection. The silicon tracker（STK） is a subdetector of the DAMPE payload.It has excellent position resolution（readout pitch of 242 μm）, and measures the incident direction of particles as well as charge. The STK consists of 12 layers of Silicon Micro-strip Detector（SMD）, equivalent to a total silicon area of6.5 m2. The total number of readout channels of the STK is 73728, which leads to a huge amount of raw data to be processed. In this paper, we focus on the on-board data compression algorithm and procedure in the STK, and show the results of initial verification by cosmic-ray measurements.展开更多
A readout electronics system used for space cosmic-ray charge measurement for multi-channel silicon detectors is introduced in this paper, including performance measurements. A 64-channel charge sensitive ASIC （VA140...A readout electronics system used for space cosmic-ray charge measurement for multi-channel silicon detectors is introduced in this paper, including performance measurements. A 64-channel charge sensitive ASIC （VA140） from the IDEAS company is used. With its features of low power consumption, low noise, large dynamic range, and high integration, it can be used in future particle detecting experiments based on silicon detectors.展开更多
The Silicon Tracker （STK） is one of the detectors of the DAMPE satellite used to measure the incidence direction of high energy cosmic rays. It consists of 6 X-Y double layers of silicon micro-strip detectors with 7...The Silicon Tracker （STK） is one of the detectors of the DAMPE satellite used to measure the incidence direction of high energy cosmic rays. It consists of 6 X-Y double layers of silicon micro-strip detectors with 73728 readout channels. It is a great challenge to read out the channels and process the huge volume of data in the harsh environment of space. 1152 Application Specific Integrated Circuits （ASIC） and 384 ADCs are used to read out the detector channels. 192 Tracker Front-end Hybrid （TFH） modules and 8 identical Tracker Readout Board （TRB） modules are designed to control and digitalize the front signals. In this paper, the design of the readout electronics for the STK and its performance are presented in detail.展开更多
A radiation gene box （RGB） onboard the S J-10 satellite is a device carrying mice and drosophila cells to determine the biological effects of space radiation environment. The shielded fluxes of different radioactive...A radiation gene box （RGB） onboard the S J-10 satellite is a device carrying mice and drosophila cells to determine the biological effects of space radiation environment. The shielded fluxes of different radioactive sources were calculated and the linear energy transfers of γ-rays, electrons, protons and α-particles in the tissue were acquired using A-150 tissue-equivalent plastic. Then, a conceptutual model of a space radiation instrument employing three semiconductor sub-detectors for deriving the charged and uncharged radiation environment of the RGB was designed. The energy depositions in the three sub-detectors were classified into 15 channels （bins） in an algorithm derived from the Monte Carlo method. The physical feasibility of the conceptual instrument was also verified by Monte Carlo simulations.展开更多
The Active Particle-induced X-ray Spectrometer（APXS） is one of the payloads on board the Yutu rover of the Chang＇E-3 mission. In order to assess the instrumental performance of APXS, a ground verification test was ...The Active Particle-induced X-ray Spectrometer（APXS） is one of the payloads on board the Yutu rover of the Chang＇E-3 mission. In order to assess the instrumental performance of APXS, a ground verification test was performed for two unknown samples（basaltic rock, mixed powder sample）. In this paper, the details of the experiment configurations and data analysis method are presented. The results show that the elemental abundance of major elements can be well determined by the APXS with relative deviations 〈15 wt.%（detection distance=30 mm,acquisition time=30 min）. The derived detection limit of each major element is inversely proportional to acquisition time and directly proportional to detection distance, suggesting that the appropriate distance should be 〈50 mm.展开更多
基金Supported by Strategic Priority Research Program on Space Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA040402)National Natural Science Foundation of China(1111403027)
文摘The Dark Matter Particle Explorer（DAMPE） is an upcoming scientific satellite mission for high energy gamma-ray, electron and cosmic ray detection. The silicon tracker（STK） is a subdetector of the DAMPE payload.It has excellent position resolution（readout pitch of 242 μm）, and measures the incident direction of particles as well as charge. The STK consists of 12 layers of Silicon Micro-strip Detector（SMD）, equivalent to a total silicon area of6.5 m2. The total number of readout channels of the STK is 73728, which leads to a huge amount of raw data to be processed. In this paper, we focus on the on-board data compression algorithm and procedure in the STK, and show the results of initial verification by cosmic-ray measurements.
基金the DAMPE project of the Chinese Strategic Priority Research Program in Space Science
文摘A readout electronics system used for space cosmic-ray charge measurement for multi-channel silicon detectors is introduced in this paper, including performance measurements. A 64-channel charge sensitive ASIC （VA140） from the IDEAS company is used. With its features of low power consumption, low noise, large dynamic range, and high integration, it can be used in future particle detecting experiments based on silicon detectors.
文摘The Silicon Tracker （STK） is one of the detectors of the DAMPE satellite used to measure the incidence direction of high energy cosmic rays. It consists of 6 X-Y double layers of silicon micro-strip detectors with 73728 readout channels. It is a great challenge to read out the channels and process the huge volume of data in the harsh environment of space. 1152 Application Specific Integrated Circuits （ASIC） and 384 ADCs are used to read out the detector channels. 192 Tracker Front-end Hybrid （TFH） modules and 8 identical Tracker Readout Board （TRB） modules are designed to control and digitalize the front signals. In this paper, the design of the readout electronics for the STK and its performance are presented in detail.
文摘A radiation gene box （RGB） onboard the S J-10 satellite is a device carrying mice and drosophila cells to determine the biological effects of space radiation environment. The shielded fluxes of different radioactive sources were calculated and the linear energy transfers of γ-rays, electrons, protons and α-particles in the tissue were acquired using A-150 tissue-equivalent plastic. Then, a conceptutual model of a space radiation instrument employing three semiconductor sub-detectors for deriving the charged and uncharged radiation environment of the RGB was designed. The energy depositions in the three sub-detectors were classified into 15 channels （bins） in an algorithm derived from the Monte Carlo method. The physical feasibility of the conceptual instrument was also verified by Monte Carlo simulations.
基金Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project(Chang’E-3 Active Particle-induced X-ray Spectrometer)
文摘The Active Particle-induced X-ray Spectrometer（APXS） is one of the payloads on board the Yutu rover of the Chang＇E-3 mission. In order to assess the instrumental performance of APXS, a ground verification test was performed for two unknown samples（basaltic rock, mixed powder sample）. In this paper, the details of the experiment configurations and data analysis method are presented. The results show that the elemental abundance of major elements can be well determined by the APXS with relative deviations 〈15 wt.%（detection distance=30 mm,acquisition time=30 min）. The derived detection limit of each major element is inversely proportional to acquisition time and directly proportional to detection distance, suggesting that the appropriate distance should be 〈50 mm.
