SIMULATION OF SPACECRAFT SECONDARY PARTICLE EMISSIONS AND THEIR ENERGY DEPOSITION IN CCD X-RAY-DETECTORS

Authors
DYER CS TRUSCOTT PR EVANS HE PEERLESS CL
Citation
Cs. Dyer et al., SIMULATION OF SPACECRAFT SECONDARY PARTICLE EMISSIONS AND THEIR ENERGY DEPOSITION IN CCD X-RAY-DETECTORS, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 43(6), 1996, pp. 2709-2714
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
43
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Part
1
Pages
2709 - 2714
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1996)43:6<2709:SOSSPE>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A radiation transport suite has been used to simulate gamma-ray emissi ons produced in the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission spacecraft by interacti ons of cosmic-rays and solar protons. Their energy deposition in charg e coupled device detectors is a significant source of background.