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Scientific paper
Nov 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977ssi.....3..231m&link_type=abstract
Space Science Instrumentation, vol. 3, Nov. 1977, p. 231-242.
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Background Radiation, Cosmic Rays, Neutrons, Particle Telescopes, Silicon Radiation Detectors, Spaceborne Telescopes, Beryllium, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Plutonium, Pulse Amplitude, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Solar Activity Effects, Solid State Devices
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The energy loss-spectrum of secondary charged particles produced by the interaction of gamma-rays and energetic neutrons in silicon solid state detectors has been measured with a satellite-borne cosmic ray telescope. In the satellite measurements presented here two distinct neutral background effects are identified: secondary protons and alpha particles with energies of about 2 to 100 MeV produced by neutron interactions, and secondary electrons with energies of about 0.2 to 10 MeV produced by X-ray interactions. The implications of this neutral background for satellite measurements of low energy cosmic rays are discussed, and suggestions are given for applying these results to other detector systems in order to estimate background contamination and optimize detector system design.
Mewaldt Richard A.
Stone Edward C.
Vogt Rochus E.
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