Speaker
Dr
Petteri Nieminen
(ESA)
Description
In this presentation an outline of ESA radiation monitoring instrumentation developments is given, with emphasis on the Geant4 analysis performed in support of the instrument design phase on one hand and on the data analyses efforts on the other hand. Typically, extensive effort is spent on optimising the instrument characteristics with Geant4 and releted radiation engineering tools, while in-flight data analysis and conversion from count rates to fluxes requires the use of accurate response functions, also derived by Monte Carlo methods. Examples given here include the Standard Radiation Environment Monitor (SREM), the Next Generation Radiation Monitor (NGRM), Rad-hard Electron Monitor for the JUICE mission (RADEM), Highly Miniaturised Radiation Monitor (HMRM), Energetic Particle Telescope (EPT), Space Application of TimePix Radiation Monitor (SATRAM), and the 3D Energetic Electron Spectrometer (3DEES). Some typical issues encountered and techniques used to solve these will be described.
Primary author
Dr
Petteri Nieminen
(ESA)
Co-authors
Dr
Alessandra Menicucci
(TU Delft)
Dr
David Rodgers
(ESA)
Mrs
Francesca Capel
(ESA)
Dr
Giovanni Santin
(ESA)
Dr
Hugh Evans
(ESA)
