Abstract
We report on our activities, currently in progress, aimed at performing accelerator experiments with soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles. They include tests of different types of X-ray detectors and related components (such as filters) and measurements of scattering of soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles off X-ray mirror shells. These activities have been identified as a goal in the context of a number of ongoing space projects in order to assess the risk posed by environmental radiation and dust and qualify the adopted instrumentation with respect to possible damage or performance degradation. In this paper we focus on tests for the Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) used aboard the LOFT space mission. We use the Van de Graaff accelerators at the University of T\"ubingen and at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in Heidelberg, for soft proton and hyper-velocity dust tests respectively. We present the experimental set-up adopted to perform the tests, status of the activities and some very preliminary results achieved at present time.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 8443 |
| Issue number | PART 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 84430O |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISSN | 0277-786X |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012 - Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012 Conference number: 8443 |
Conference
| Conference | SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012 |
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| Number | 8443 |
| Location | Amsterdam RAI Convention Center |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdam |
| Period | 01/07/2012 → 06/07/2012 |
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LOFT: LOFT, the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing
Brandt, S. (Project Manager), Budtz-Jørgensen, C. (Project Participant), Lund, N. (Project Participant), Pedersen, S. M. (Project Manager), Kuvvetli, I. (Project Participant) & Hansen, F. (Project Participant)
15/02/2011 → …
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SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012
Brandt, S. (Participant)
1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012Activity: Attending an event › Participating in or organising workshops, courses, seminars etc.
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European Space Agency - ESA (External organisation)
Brandt, S. (Participant)
25 May 2011 → 31 Dec 2013Activity: Membership › Membership of commitees, commissions, boards, councils, associations, organisations, or similar
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