Characterization of SiPM Performance in a Small Satellite in Low Earth Orbit using LabOSat-01
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| author | Finazzi, Lucas Izraelevitch, Federico Barella, Mariano Marlasca, Fernando Gomez Sanca, Gabriel Golmar, Federico |
| author_facet | Finazzi, Lucas Izraelevitch, Federico Barella, Mariano Marlasca, Fernando Gomez Sanca, Gabriel Golmar, Federico |
| contents | In this work, the performance of SensL MicroFC-60035 SiPM devices was studied during a 1460-day mission in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using the LabOSat-01 characterization payload. Two of these platforms, carrying two SiPMs each, were integrated into the ÑuSat-7 satellite (COSPAR-ID: 2020-003B). Analysis revealed that these SiPMs experienced an increase in dark current over time due to damage from trapped and solar proton radiation. The total ionizing dose received by the payload and the SiPMs was measured using p-MOSFET dosimeters, with a resulting value of 5 Gy, or a 1 MeV neutron equivalent fluence of $ϕ_n = 5 \cdot 10^9$ n/cm$^2$. The dark current was observed to increase up to 500 times. Parameters such as Gain and Photon Detection Efficiency remained unchanged throughout the mission. These findings align with previous performance reports involving different SiPMs irradiated with various particles and energies. |
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| spellingShingle | Characterization of SiPM Performance in a Small Satellite in Low Earth Orbit using LabOSat-01 Finazzi, Lucas Izraelevitch, Federico Barella, Mariano Marlasca, Fernando Gomez Sanca, Gabriel Golmar, Federico Instrumentation and Detectors In this work, the performance of SensL MicroFC-60035 SiPM devices was studied during a 1460-day mission in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using the LabOSat-01 characterization payload. Two of these platforms, carrying two SiPMs each, were integrated into the ÑuSat-7 satellite (COSPAR-ID: 2020-003B). Analysis revealed that these SiPMs experienced an increase in dark current over time due to damage from trapped and solar proton radiation. The total ionizing dose received by the payload and the SiPMs was measured using p-MOSFET dosimeters, with a resulting value of 5 Gy, or a 1 MeV neutron equivalent fluence of $ϕ_n = 5 \cdot 10^9$ n/cm$^2$. The dark current was observed to increase up to 500 times. Parameters such as Gain and Photon Detection Efficiency remained unchanged throughout the mission. These findings align with previous performance reports involving different SiPMs irradiated with various particles and energies. |
| title | Characterization of SiPM Performance in a Small Satellite in Low Earth Orbit using LabOSat-01 |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07722 |