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Charged Particles Detector

  • Purpose: Charged particles researches, spectrometry.
  • Year of release: 2017
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 1
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 6
  • Flight qualification of the product: Yes
  • Brief history of flight qualification: In the composition of the satellites SiriusSat-1.2 (launched on 15.08.18.).
  • Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: No
ParameterValue
Dimensions, mm95 х 89 х 22
Mass, g240
Supply voltage, V6.0 – 9.0
Power consumption (analog+digital subsystems), mW750
Data interfaceCAN 2.0B
Detected particles typeGamma, electrons
Particle energy, MeV0.3 – 3
Sensor effective area, cm²4
Time resolution, μs20
Memory size, MB8

Charged particle detector was developed by Sputnix in collaboration with scientists from SINP (Moscow State Univercity). Detector provides simultaneous monitoring and single events parameters measurement. Recorded data can be accessed via satellite data bus.

Features:

  • mid-size satellites design in light and small package;
  • ultra-low power CAN device;
  • built-in DC converter for constant consumption.