X-ray detector on 2U cubesat BeEagleSAT of QB50

Emrah Kalemci, Ertan Umit, Rustem Aslan

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Abstract

BeEagleSAT is a 2 Unit cubesat to be launched within the EU FP7 project QB 50. It is been produced by Istanbul Technical University and Turkish Air Force Academy. Sabanci University will provide a CdZnTe based semiconductor X-ray detector and associated readout electronics. The detector will utilize cross strip geometry to test the detection system in space, but it will not carry a mask for imaging. The readout will be established by an application specific integrated circuit controlled by a microcontroller. The system will have its own battery and will be turned on intermittently due to power and telemetry constraints. It will characterize the hard X-ray background in 20-150 keV at low Earth orbit conditions as a function of altitude.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRAST 2013 - Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies
Pages899-902
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies, RAST 2013 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 12 Jun 201314 Jun 2013

Publication series

NameRAST 2013 - Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies, RAST 2013
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period12/06/1314/06/13

Keywords

  • CdZnTe detectors
  • cubesats
  • semiconductor detectors
  • X-rays

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