Viability of Determining Ion Charge and Velocity Utilizing a Single Silicon Timepix Detector

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dc.contributor.advisorPinsky, Lawrence S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBassler, Kevin E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberIgnatiev, Alex
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLau, Kwong
dc.contributor.committeeMemberVilalta, Ricardo
dc.creatorStoffle, Nicholas Neal 1977-
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-22T21:02:32Z
dc.date.available2017-03-22T21:02:32Z
dc.date.createdMay 2014
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2014
dc.date.updated2017-03-22T21:02:32Z
dc.description.abstractThe emergence of the Timepix technology, a class of hybrid pixel readout Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), has provided an opportunity for the evolution of small, low-power, active radiation detectors which have unprecedented capability. The application of this technology to measurements in the space radiation environment and to radiation monitoring for manned spaceflight is an ongoing effort, and the space exploration application imposes the need to minimize the mass and power draw of the hardware. To those ends, an evaluation of the capability of a single Timepix detector to accomplish the identification of the incident radiation field in terms of ion charge and velocity is critical to providing a characterization of the radiation environment that is independent of dosimetric endpoint. The goal of this work is to present the progress made toward individual ion identification using a single silicon Timepix detector along with an evaluation of the proposed methods and algorithms used to achieve this aim.
dc.description.departmentPhysics, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1649
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectSpace
dc.subjectRadiation
dc.subjectTimepix
dc.subjectParticle ID
dc.subjectIon charge
dc.subjectIon velocity
dc.subjectREM
dc.titleViability of Determining Ion Charge and Velocity Utilizing a Single Silicon Timepix Detector
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
thesis.degree.departmentPhysics, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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