Conveners
Session 3 - Space missions : instruments and detectors
- Scott Miller (NASA/MSFC)
Mr
John Watts
(physicist)
27/05/2014, 14:00
A Geant4 simulation of the Advanced Neutron Spectrometer (ANS) will be described. ANS uses a volume of vinyltoluene scintillator with embedded scintillating glass fibers composed of 20% Li2O-15% MgO-64.4%SiO2-0.6%Ce2O3 with the lithium being 95% Li-6. Neutrons would be captured in the glass which has different scintillation characteristics in terms of spectral output and timing from...
Dr
Mohammad Sabra
(NASA/MSFC)
27/05/2014, 14:25
The Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) is a new type of observatory that uses Earth’s atmosphere to detect the Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays (EECRs), those with energies in excess of 1018 eV. Studies of the nature of EECRs provide us with some information about the origin, acceleration and propagation of the primary cosmic rays. Such studies are based on the interpretation of the extensive...
