VCI2016 - The 14th Vienna Conference on Instrumentation

Feb 15 – 19, 2016
Vienna University of Technology
Europe/Vienna timezone

A Multi-Purpose Active-Target Particle Telescope for Radiation Monitoring

Not scheduled
15m
Vienna University of Technology

Vienna University of Technology

Gusshausstraße 27-29, 1040 Wien
Board: 85
Poster Calorimeters

Speaker

Mr Michael Milde (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

Description

Continuous monitoring of the radiation background is a key requirement in many applications. Traditional detectors can either measure the total radiation dose omnidirectionally (dosimeters), or determine the incoming particles’ characteristics within a narrow field of view (spectrometers). Instantaneous measurements of anisotropic fluxes thus require several detectors, resulting in bulky setups. The multi-purpose active-target particle telescope (MAPT), based on a novel detection principle, can measure particle fluxes omnidirectionally. It consists of an active core of scintillating fibers whose light output is measured by silicon photomultipliers, and fits into a cube with an edge length of 10 cm. It identifies particles using extended Bragg curve spectroscopy, with an overall sensitivity range of 25 to approximately 1000 MeV per nucleon. MAPT’s unique layout results in a geometrical acceptance of about 800 cm$^2$sr and an angular resolution of 6°, which can be improved by track-fitting procedures. During a first beam test of a simplified prototype, the detector’s energy resolution was found to be less than 1 MeV for protons with energies between 30 and 70 MeV. Possible applications of MAPT include the monitoring of radiation environments in spacecraft, deep space habitats, and ground-based installations. Other use cases are the measurement of energy straggling in medical radiation therapy applications and the monitoring of beam profiles in accelerator facilities.

Primary authors

Mr Martin J. Losekamm (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE)) Mr Michael Milde (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE)) Mr Thomas Pöschl (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

Co-authors

Dr Daniel Greenwald (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE)) Prof. Stephan Paul (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))