Design, testing, and validation of a space-based Improved X-Ray Detector onboard Sharjah-Sat-1

Faroukh Y., Alkaabi T., KALEMCİ E., Al-Sabt I., BinAshour M., Altingun A. M., ...Daha Fazla

Conference on X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy X, Montreal, Kanada, 17 - 20 Temmuz 2022, cilt.12191 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 12191
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1117/12.2628134
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Montreal
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Kanada
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, Space-based telescopes, Collimation, Calibration, Satellites, Systems engineering, design of instruments
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sharjah-Sat-1 is currently being developed as a collaborative research project between the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST), the University of Sharjah, Istanbul Technical University, and Sabanci University. A 3U CubeSat design has been adopted with a dual payload onboard: (i) the improved X-ray Detector (iXRD) and (ii) a system of two optical cameras. The mission's primary scientific target is the observation of bright, hard X-ray sources in our Galaxy and the solar coronal holes. The paper discusses a high-level design, testing, and validation of the mission's primary science payload. The iXRD (Improved X-ray Detector) is equipped with a pixelated CdZnTe-based crystal as the active detection material and a Tungsten collimator with a field of view of 4.26 degrees. The detection range is from 20 to 200 keV with a target spectral resolution of 6 keV at 60 keV. The paper will cover a high-level design of the iXRD, environmental testing performed on the detector such as thermal-vacuum and vibration testing, and calibrating the detector.