Speaker
Dr
Anthony L. Hutcheson
(U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
Description
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are an attractive option for space-based detectors for astrophysics because of their ruggedness, low size/weight/power requirements, and reproducibility. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has utilized its in-house experience in both astrophysics and detector development to design, characterize, instrument, and deploy SiPM arrays for space applications. The Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI) was launched on 3 December 2018 and has been successfully operating in orbit since that time. Recent successes with SIRI as well as ongoing/future projects (e.g., GLOWBUG, AMEGO, SIRI-2, GARI) will be discussed.
Primary author
Dr
Anthony L. Hutcheson
(U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
Co-authors
Dr
J. Eric Grove
(U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
Dr
W. Neil Johnson
(Praxis, Inc.)
Dr
Lee J. Mitchell
(U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
Dr
Bernard F. Phlips
(U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
Dr
Richard S. Woolf
(U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)
