A compact Time-Of-Flight detector for space applications: The LIDAL system
| Autor: | G. Nobili, C. Manea, Alessandro Rizzo, Francesco Tommasino, D. Pecchi, Enzo Reali, M. C. Morone, M. Iannilli, P. Picozza, Livio Narici, M. Rovituso, G. Vitali, L. Di Fino, P. Cipollone, G. Masciantonio, R. Messi, C. La Tessa, C. De Donato |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Physics
Charged particle detectorTOFTime-Of-FlightTime resolutionSpaceInternational space stationScintillators Nuclear and High Energy Physics Time of flight detector Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Detector Settore FIS/01 - Fisica Sperimentale PID controller Scintillator 01 natural sciences Particle identification Settore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin) 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Optics Upgrade Beamline 0103 physical sciences International Space Station business 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Instrumentation |
| Popis: | LIDAL (Light Ion Detector for ALTEA system) is a compact detector designed to upgrade ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts) silicon detector apparatus, in order to study in detail the low-Z part of ions spectrum inside the International Space Station (ISS) and to enhance the Particle Identification (PID) capability of the system. The new detector is designed to trigger ALTEA and to perform Time-Of-Flight measurements. It is based on plastic scintillators for fast timing applications read by Photo-Multiplier-Tubes (PMTs). A custom Front End Electronics (FEE) has been designed to reach time resolutions less than 100 ps ( σ ) for protons. A LIDAL prototype has been developed at the University of Rome Tor Vergata to test the timing performance of the scintillators, the PMTs and of the custom FEE using the proton beam line at the TIFPA (Trento Institute for Fundamentals Physics Applications) center in Trento, Italy. The results of these tests are reported and discussed. They have also been used for a preliminary evaluation of the Particle Identification (PID) capability of the final LIDAL-ALTEA detector system in response to the ions spectra expected on-board the ISS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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