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Relativistic Proton Detector

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spase://SMWG/Instrument/CRRES/RPD

Description

This experiment package was changed before launch and then became a group of Cerenkov and solid-state silicon sensors based on earlier Pioneer 10/11 experiments (NSSDC ID 72-012A-05 and 73-019A-05). It was designed to measure energetic electrons above 200 keV and higher energy electrons and protons in trapped radiation belts. The two Cerenkov sensors employed alcohol-water and fused-silica radiators, viewed by photomultiplier tubes, with respective refractive indices of 4/3 and 3/2 and with corresponding proton energy thresholds of 440 and 320 MeV. These sensors were also sensitive to electrons above 7-8 MeV. An electron scatter sensor measured electrons above 200 keV by using a V-shaped brass collimator and a gold aperture plug to guide scattered electrons into the silicon E detector. A similar detector (M) behind E was heavily shielded and responded to penetrating electrons above 35 MeV and protons above 80 MeV. A photometer system was also included in this package to view GTO chemical releases and measured narrow-band emissions from lithium, barium, and europium in four wavelength channels simultaneously using a split-anode microchannel plate photomultiplier tube. This experiment was part of the SPACERAD project sponsored by AFGL.

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ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/CRRES/RPD
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ResourceName
Relativistic Proton Detector
ReleaseDate
2019-05-05 12:34:56Z
Description

This experiment package was changed before launch and then became a group of Cerenkov and solid-state silicon sensors based on earlier Pioneer 10/11 experiments (NSSDC ID 72-012A-05 and 73-019A-05). It was designed to measure energetic electrons above 200 keV and higher energy electrons and protons in trapped radiation belts. The two Cerenkov sensors employed alcohol-water and fused-silica radiators, viewed by photomultiplier tubes, with respective refractive indices of 4/3 and 3/2 and with corresponding proton energy thresholds of 440 and 320 MeV. These sensors were also sensitive to electrons above 7-8 MeV. An electron scatter sensor measured electrons above 200 keV by using a V-shaped brass collimator and a gold aperture plug to guide scattered electrons into the silicon E detector. A similar detector (M) behind E was heavily shielded and responded to penetrating electrons above 35 MeV and protons above 80 MeV. A photometer system was also included in this package to view GTO chemical releases and measured narrow-band emissions from lithium, barium, and europium in four wavelength channels simultaneously using a split-anode microchannel plate photomultiplier tube. This experiment was part of the SPACERAD project sponsored by AFGL.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Wojciech.A.Kolasinski
2.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/E.Gary.Mullen
InformationURL
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NSSDC's Master Catalog
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Description

Information about the Relativistic Proton Detector experiment on the CRRES mission.

InstrumentType
EnergeticParticleInstrument
InvestigationName
Relativistic Proton Detector on CRRES
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