Silicon Strip Detectors with Custom VLSI Readout Electronics for the SIS Instrument of ACE

Creators: Wiedenbeck, M. E.; Christian, E. R.; Cohen, C. M. S.; Cook, W. R.; Cummings, A. C.; Dougherty, B. L.; Gauld, B.; Grumm, R.; Kecman, B.; Kleinfelder, S.A.; Leske, R. A.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Radocinski, R. G.; Shuman, S.; Stone, E. C.; Thayer, M. R.; von Rosenvinge, T. T.

Others:: Potgieter, M. S.; van der Walt, D. J.; Raubenheimer, C.

Abstract

We discuss the design and implementation of the trajectory system for the Solar Isotope Spectrometer (SIS) instrument on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) mission. Thin, large area silicon strip detectors instrumented with a custom very large scale integrated circuit (VLSI) pulse height analyzer (PHA) for each strip are used to simultaneously achieve large geometrical factor and the capability for making precise measurements in even the largest solar energetic particle (SEP) events.

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© Space Research Unit. Provided by the NASA Astrophysics Data System. This research was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at the California Institute of Technology (under contract NASS-32626 and grant NAGW-1919), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Goddard Space Flight Center.

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