Radiation monitor
AssigneeMbda UK Limited
InventorAndrew M Chugg
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Abstract
A radiation monitor which utilises a CCD or a single chip camera with an active pixel array sensor as its radiation sensitive device. A shielding configuration has been utilised to mitigate the displacement damage threat in space environments, whilst also introducing a good degree of directional sensitivity.
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A radiation monitor comprising an outer casing, said outer casing describing a cavity, said outer casing further describing an aperture located at the apex of said cavity, the radiation monitor comprising at least one radiation sensitive device, said radiation sensitive device being located on a surface remote from said cavity aperture, the radiation monitor further comprising at least one shield, said shield being substantially disposed between the radiation sensitive device and the cavity aperture, to obscure at least part of said radiation sensitive device from radiation passing through said aperture, wherein said shield is formed from a material having a high atomic number.
A spacecraft comprising a radiation monitor comprising an outer casing, said outer casing describing a cavity, said outer casing further describing an aperture located at the apex of said cavity, the radiation monitor comprising at least one radiation sensitive device, said radiation sensitive device being located on a surface remote from said cavity aperture, the radiation monitor further comprising at least one shield, said shield being substantially disposed between the radiation sensitive device and the cavity aperture, to obscure at least part of said radiation sensitive device from radiation passing through said aperture, wherein said shield is formed from a material having a high atomic number.
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