A semiconductor radiation imaging pixel detector for space radiation dosimetry

Life Sci Space Res (Amst). 2015 Jul:6:69-78. doi: 10.1016/j.lssr.2015.06.006. Epub 2015 Jul 3.

Abstract

Progress in the development of high-performance semiconductor radiation imaging pixel detectors based on technologies developed for use in high-energy physics applications has enabled the development of a completely new generation of compact low-power active dosimeters and area monitors for use in space radiation environments. Such detectors can provide real-time information concerning radiation exposure, along with detailed analysis of the individual particles incident on the active medium. Recent results from the deployment of detectors based on the Timepix from the CERN-based Medipix2 Collaboration on the International Space Station (ISS) are reviewed, along with a glimpse of developments to come. Preliminary results from Orion MPCV Exploration Flight Test 1 are also presented.

Keywords: Dosimetry; Medipix; Pixel detectors; SSDs; Silicon detectors; Space radiation dosimetry; Space radiation imaging detectors; Timepix.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cosmic Radiation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Monitoring / instrumentation*
  • Radiation Monitoring / methods*
  • Radiometry / methods*
  • Space Flight
  • Spacecraft
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / methods*