We present a preliminary design for a neutron detection system that is compact, lightweight, and low power consuming, utilizing the CubeSat platform making it suitable for space-based applications. This is made possible using the scintillating crystal lithium indium diselenide ((LiInSe2)-Li-6), the first crystal to include Li-6 in the crystalline structure, and a silicon avalanche photodiode. The schematics of this instrument are presented as well as the response of the instrument to initial testing under alpha radiation. A principal aim of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of such a neutron detection system within a CubeSat platform. The entire end-to-end system presented here is 10 x 10 x 15 cm(3), weighs 670 g, and requires 5 V direct current at 3 W. (C) 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/624360 |
| Date | 08 November 2016 |
| Creators | Egner, Joanna C., Groza, Michael, Burger, Arnold, Stassun, Keivan G., Buliga, Vladimir, Matei, Liviu, Bodnarik, Julia G., Stowe, Ashley C., Prettyman, Thomas H. |
| Contributors | Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2401 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United StatesbFisk University, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Department of Physics, Material Science and Application Group, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States, Fisk University, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Department of Physics, Material Science and Application Group, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2401 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United StatesbFisk University, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Department of Physics, Material Science and Application Group, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2401 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United StatesbFisk University, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Department of Physics, Material Science and Application Group, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States, Fisk University, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Department of Physics, Material Science and Application Group, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States, Fisk University, Fisk Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Department of Physics, Material Science and Application Group, 1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, United States, University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 1629 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2401 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, United StatesdY-12 National Security Complex, 602 Scarboro Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States, Planetary Science Institute, 1700 East Fort Lowell Road #106, Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States |
| Publisher | SPIE-SOC PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Rights | © 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| Relation | http://astronomicaltelescopes.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?doi=10.1117/1.JATIS.2.4.046001 |
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