Payload 06 Information
Payload Flight Number:
Institution:
Payload Title:
Directional Cherenkov Detector
Student Leader:
Faculty Advisor:
Payload class:
SMALL
Payload ID Number:
06
Mass:
2831g
Current:
415 mA
Serial Downlink:
403
Analog Downlink:
not detailed
Serial Commands:
required
Discrete Commands:
not detailed
Payload Specification & Integration Plan
Due: 06/01/2011
Delivered:
Payload Integration Certification
Scheduled: 08/05/2011
Actual:
Flight Operation Plan
Due: 07/31/2011
Delivered:
Final Flight / Science Report
Due: 12/16/2011
Delivered:
Abstract:
The purpose of this project is to create a prototype cosmic ray charge detector for the use in the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) project. The proposed detector system design utilizes Cherenkov radiation emissions to measure the charge, up to 6 charge units, of primary cosmic ray particles. Essentially, the primary goal for the directional Cherenkov detector project is to effectively identify incoming cosmic ray particles as hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, or heavier cosmic ray nuclei.
Science Report:
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