Study of Cosmic Rays and Light Flashes on board Space Station MIR: The SilEye experiment

Bidoli, V.; Casolino, M.; Pascale, M. P. De; Furano, Gianluca; Morselli, A.; Narici, L.; Picozza, P.; Reali, E.; Sparvoli, R.; Galper, A. M.; Ozerov, Yu. V.; Popov, A.; Vavilov, N.; Alexandrov, A. P.; Avdeev, S.; Baturin, Yu. M.; Budarin, Yu.; Padalko, G; Shabelnikov, V.; Barbellini, G.; Bonvicini, W.; Vacchi, A.; Zampa, N.; Bartalucci, S.; Mazzenga, G.; Ricci, M.; Adriani, O.; Спиллантини, П.; Boezio, M.; Carlson, P.; Fuglesang, C.; Castellini, G.; Sannita, Walter G.

doi:10.1016/s0273-1177(99)01017-0

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“…It follows Sileye and Sileye-2, which both flew on the Russian space station Mir in the 1990s [9][10][11][12][13]. Alteino was launched in 2002 and placed in the Pirs module.…”

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Measurements of heavy-ion anisotropy and dose rates in the Russian section of the International Space Station with the Sileye-3/Alteino detector

Larsson

Benghin

Berger

et al. 2014

J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.

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In this work we present data on linear energy transfer (LET), dose and dose equivalent rates from different locations of the Russian part of the International Space Station (ISS) measured by the Sileye-3/Alteino detector. Data were taken as part of the ESA ALTCRISS project from late 2005 through 2007. The LET rate data shows a heavy-ion (LET >50 keV/μm) anisotropy. From the heavy-ion LET rate in the Zvezda service module we find ISS y( Starboard) and zˆ(Nadir) to be about 10-15 times higher than in x (Forward). The situation is similar for dose and dose equivalent rates, ranging from 25-40 μGy

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“…It follows Sileye and Sileye-2, which both flew on the Russian space station Mir in the 1990s [9][10][11][12][13]. Alteino was launched in 2002 and placed in the Pirs module.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measurements of heavy-ion anisotropy and dose rates in the Russian section of the International Space Station with the Sileye-3/Alteino detector

Larsson

Benghin

Berger

et al. 2014

J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.

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“…In an unusual application on space station Mir, a silicon detector telescope was strapped in front of Cosmonaut Adveev, who triggered readout of events when he saw the well-documented flashes that astronauts observed while in orbit. The recorded data showed a close correlation between the flash recordings and regions of increased cosmic ray flux during the orbit [41].…”

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Applications of silicon detectors

Sadrozinski

2001

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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The principle of operations and the development and applications of silicon detectors are discussed. The application of strip detectors in high-energy physics follows Moore's law in both the area and the channel count. New developments include pixel and drift detectors. Examples of use in space sciences and the growing use in medical applications are given. The role of silicon detectors in the detection of photons is explained. Frequent reference will be made to papers submitted to the IEEE2000 NSS-MIC.Index Terms-Applications in astrophysics, applications in medical sciences, applications in particle physics, pixel detectors, silicon, silicon gamma detectors, silicon photon detectors, silicon strip detectors, tracking detectors.

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“…Sileye-3/Alteino follows Sileye and Sileye-2, which both flew on the Russian Mir Space Station in the 1990s. These earlier instruments were used to take relative nuclear abundances and Light Flash perception measurements [12][13][14][15][16][17]. Sileye-3/Alteino was launched in 2002 and placed in the Pirs module.…”

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Relative nuclear abundance from C to Fe and integrated flux inside the Russian part of the ISS with the Sileye-3/Alteino experiment

Larsson¹,

Benghin²,

Casolino³

et al. 2013

J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.

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In this work we present data from the Sileye-3/Alteino detector on board the International Space Station (ISS), which was gathered following a recalibration after several years in orbit. We also measure the relative nuclei abundance and integrated flux, which were normalized to the solar modulation values of August 2007. The measurements were made at different locations of the Russian part of the ISS. The relative nuclear abundances of C to Fe in relation to C, in an energy range above 60 MeV/n, shows high levels of odd Z particles inside the ISS and an under-abundance of C and O compared with the galactic spectrum, as presented by Simpson in 1983. In addition, the values of the integrated flux varies primarily according to location and detector orientation. An additional polyethylene shield also reduces the flux, although in a lower amount than changes in the orientation of the telescope. Data were taken as part of the ESA ALTCRISS project from late 2005 through to 2007.

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Study of Cosmic Rays and Light Flashes on board Space Station MIR: The SilEye experiment

Cited by 24 publications

References 10 publications

Measurements of heavy-ion anisotropy and dose rates in the Russian section of the International Space Station with the Sileye-3/Alteino detector

Measurements of heavy-ion anisotropy and dose rates in the Russian section of the International Space Station with the Sileye-3/Alteino detector

Applications of silicon detectors

Relative nuclear abundance from C to Fe and integrated flux inside the Russian part of the ISS with the Sileye-3/Alteino experiment

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