Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1

Yousuf Faroukh; Tarifa Alkaabi; Emrah Kalemci; Ibrahim Al-Sabt; Mohamed BinAshour; Ali Murteza Altingun; Kaya Gokalp; Refik Yalcin; Fatima Alketbi; Amel Alhammadi; Maryam Alansaari; Bogac Karabulut; Egemen Çatal; Ilias Fernini; Alim R. Aslan; Hamid M.K. Al-Naimiy

doi:10.1117/12.2628134

Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1

Yousuf Faroukh, Tarifa Alkaabi, Emrah Kalemci, Ibrahim Al-Sabt, Mohamed BinAshour, Ali Murteza Altingun, Kaya Gokalp, Refik Yalcin, Fatima Alketbi, Amel Alhammadi, Maryam Alansaari, Bogac Karabulut, Egemen Çatal, Ilias Fernini, Alim R. Aslan, Hamid M.K. Al-Naimiy

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Sharjah-Sat-1 is currently being developed as a collaborative research project between the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST), the University of Sharjah, Istanbul Technical University, and Sabanci University. A 3U CubeSat design has been adopted with a dual payload onboard: (i) the improved X-ray Detector (iXRD) and (ii) a system of two optical cameras. The mission's primary scientific target is the observation of bright, hard X-ray sources in our Galaxy and the solar coronal holes. The paper discusses a high-level design, testing, and validation of the mission's primary science payload. The iXRD (Improved X-ray Detector) is equipped with a pixelated CdZnTe-based crystal as the active detection material and a Tungsten collimator with a field of view of 4.26 degrees. The detection range is from 20 to 200 keV with a target spectral resolution of 6 keV at 60 keV. The paper will cover a high-level design of the iXRD, environmental testing performed on the detector such as thermal-vacuum and vibration testing, and calibrating the detector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X
Editors	Andrew D. Holland, James Beletic
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653634
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628134
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X 2022 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2022 → 20 Jul 2022

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12191
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X 2022
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	17/07/22 → 20/07/22

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Keywords

Calibration
Collimation
Earth Observation
Remote Sensing
Satellites
Space-based telescopes
Systems engineering
design of instruments

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Faroukh, Y., Alkaabi, T., Kalemci, E., Al-Sabt, I., BinAshour, M., Altingun, A. M., Gokalp, K., Yalcin, R., Alketbi, F., Alhammadi, A., Alansaari, M., Karabulut, B., Çatal, E., Fernini, I., Aslan, A. R., & Al-Naimiy, H. M. K. (2022). Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1. In A. D. Holland, & J. Beletic (Eds.), X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X Article 121910J (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12191). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628134

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Faroukh, Y, Alkaabi, T, Kalemci, E, Al-Sabt, I, BinAshour, M, Altingun, AM, Gokalp, K, Yalcin, R, Alketbi, F, Alhammadi, A, Alansaari, M, Karabulut, B, Çatal, E, Fernini, I, Aslan, AR & Al-Naimiy, HMK 2022, Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1. in AD Holland & J Beletic (eds), X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X., 121910J, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12191, SPIE, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X 2022, Montreal, Canada, 17/07/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628134

Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1. / Faroukh, Yousuf; Alkaabi, Tarifa; Kalemci, Emrah et al.
X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X. ed. / Andrew D. Holland; James Beletic. SPIE, 2022. 121910J (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12191).

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Faroukh Y, Alkaabi T, Kalemci E, Al-Sabt I, BinAshour M, Altingun AM et al. Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1. In Holland AD, Beletic J, editors, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X. SPIE. 2022. 121910J. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2628134

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