LIDAL (Light Ion Detector for ALTEA system) is a compact detector designed to upgrade ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts) silicon detector apparatus, in order to study in detail the low-Z part of ions spectrum inside the International Space Station (ISS) and to enhance the Particle Identification (PID) capability of the system. The new detector is designed to trigger ALTEA and to perform Time-Of-Flight measurements. It is based on plastic scintillators for fast timing applications read by Photo-Multiplier-Tubes (PMTs). A custom Front End Electronics (FEE) has been designed to reach time resolutions less than 100 ps () for protons. A LIDAL prototype has been developed at the University of Rome Tor Vergata to test the timing performance of the scintillators, the PMTs and of the custom FEE using the proton beam line at the TIFPA (Trento Institute for Fundamentals Physics Applications) center in Trento, Italy. The results of these tests are reported and discussed. They have also been used for a preliminary evaluation of the Particle Identification (PID) capability of the final LIDAL-ALTEA detector system in response to the ions spectra expected on-board the ISS.

Rizzo, A., Narici, L., Messi, R., Cipollone, P., De Donato, C., Di Fino, L., et al. (2018). A compact Time-Of-Flight detector for space applications: The LIDAL system. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 898, 98-104 [10.1016/j.nima.2018.05.009].

A compact Time-Of-Flight detector for space applications: The LIDAL system

Rizzo A.;Narici L.;Messi R.;Di Fino L.;Iannilli M.;La Tessa C.;MASCIANTONIO, GIUSEPPE;Morone M. C.;Pecchi D.;Picozza P.;Reali E.;Vitali G.
2018-01-01

Abstract

LIDAL (Light Ion Detector for ALTEA system) is a compact detector designed to upgrade ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts) silicon detector apparatus, in order to study in detail the low-Z part of ions spectrum inside the International Space Station (ISS) and to enhance the Particle Identification (PID) capability of the system. The new detector is designed to trigger ALTEA and to perform Time-Of-Flight measurements. It is based on plastic scintillators for fast timing applications read by Photo-Multiplier-Tubes (PMTs). A custom Front End Electronics (FEE) has been designed to reach time resolutions less than 100 ps () for protons. A LIDAL prototype has been developed at the University of Rome Tor Vergata to test the timing performance of the scintillators, the PMTs and of the custom FEE using the proton beam line at the TIFPA (Trento Institute for Fundamentals Physics Applications) center in Trento, Italy. The results of these tests are reported and discussed. They have also been used for a preliminary evaluation of the Particle Identification (PID) capability of the final LIDAL-ALTEA detector system in response to the ions spectra expected on-board the ISS.
2018
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore FIS/07 - FISICA APPLICATA (A BENI CULTURALI, AMBIENTALI, BIOLOGIA E MEDICINA)
Settore FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE
English
Con Impact Factor ISI
Charged particle detectorTOFTime-Of-FlightTime resolutionSpaceInternational space stationScintillators
Rizzo, A., Narici, L., Messi, R., Cipollone, P., De Donato, C., Di Fino, L., et al. (2018). A compact Time-Of-Flight detector for space applications: The LIDAL system. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 898, 98-104 [10.1016/j.nima.2018.05.009].
Rizzo, A; Narici, L; Messi, R; Cipollone, P; De Donato, C; Di Fino, L; Iannilli, M; La Tessa, C; Manea, C; Masciantonio, G; Morone, Mc; Nobili, G; Pecchi, D; Picozza, P; Reali, E; Rovituso, M; Tommasino, F; Vitali, G
Articolo su rivista
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2108/198329
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 12
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 11
social impact