In recent years,there have been fewer missions to detect neutrons in low Earth orbits(LEO),and the data obtained have been extremely limited.Studying the distribution of the neutron energy spectrum in LEO satellites t...In recent years,there have been fewer missions to detect neutrons in low Earth orbits(LEO),and the data obtained have been extremely limited.Studying the distribution of the neutron energy spectrum in LEO satellites through detection can help solve three major scientific problems:the source of particles in the inner radiation belt,information on solar-accelerated particles,and the proportion of neutrons from different sources in near-Earth space.The detection efficiency and accuracy of neutrons are affected by charged and primary particles in the environment and secondary neutrons produced by the spacecraft itself,which has been a hot research topic.The neutron spectrometer developed in this study adopts two combinations of 15 silicon detectors in terms of detector type and arrangement,which are used for neutron detection via the nuclear reaction method and recoil proton method,respectively,in which a 27μm-thick^(6)LiF conversion layer is used for thermal neutron detection up to 0.4 eV and a 300μm-thick high-density polyethylene conversion layer is used for fast-neutron detection up to 14 MeV and below.The design of the detector set can also remove the influence of primary charged particles and secondary neutrons in the detection environment to a certain extent,thereby improving the accuracy of neutron detection.In this study,the neutron spectrometer hardware,firmware,software design,and basic performance of the front-end readout chip SKIROC2A were tested.The readout circuit of each channel baseline ADC code was less than 17;thus,the channel consistency was good.The RMS noise of the channel baseline was only 7.1 mV and exhibited good stability.The maximum number of events that could be processed per second is 75.The overall power consumption was 3 W,the weight was 792 g,and the volume was less than 1 dm^(3).Furthermore,the neutron spectrometer was tested for principle and detection efficiency using various neutron sources,such as ^(241)Am-Be neutron source,2.5 MeV neutron beam,and 14 MeV neutron beam,and the experiments were analyzed with corresponding simulations.The experimental data and simulation results were in good agreement and met the design requirements.The intrinsic detection efficiency of the probes used in the neutron spectrometer was 1.05%for 14 MeV fast neutrons.展开更多
The space gravitational wave detection aims to detect gravitational waves in the mHz band in order to study supermassive black hole mergers,galaxy evolution and the structure of the early universe.One of its core payl...The space gravitational wave detection aims to detect gravitational waves in the mHz band in order to study supermassive black hole mergers,galaxy evolution and the structure of the early universe.One of its core payloads is a transponder-type interstellar laser interferometer,designed to measure relative displacement changes at the pico-meter level.Among its components,phasemeter is tasked with extracting the phase and frequency of the interference signal.Currently,phase-locked loop(PLL)phasemeters are commonly employed.However,the second harmonic signal generated by the mixer can restrict both the dynamic range and phase measurement accuracy of the phasemeter.This paper analyzes the interstellar laser interferometer and the impact of the second harmonic signal on the phasemeter's performance.To address these challenges,a phasemeter incorporating a second harmonic signal filter is proposed.This new design mitigates second harmonic disturbances within the phasemeter's bandwidth by dynamically adjusting the filter's cutoff frequency to track the input signal frequency,thereby suppressing the second harmonic signal in real time.Theoretical and simulation analyses demonstrate that the proposed phasemeter with a second harmonic filter significantly enhances the dynamic range.Finally,experimental results verify that the phasemeter can achieve the tracking of sudden frequency changes up to4.8 MHz.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.42225405 and U2106202)。
文摘In recent years,there have been fewer missions to detect neutrons in low Earth orbits(LEO),and the data obtained have been extremely limited.Studying the distribution of the neutron energy spectrum in LEO satellites through detection can help solve three major scientific problems:the source of particles in the inner radiation belt,information on solar-accelerated particles,and the proportion of neutrons from different sources in near-Earth space.The detection efficiency and accuracy of neutrons are affected by charged and primary particles in the environment and secondary neutrons produced by the spacecraft itself,which has been a hot research topic.The neutron spectrometer developed in this study adopts two combinations of 15 silicon detectors in terms of detector type and arrangement,which are used for neutron detection via the nuclear reaction method and recoil proton method,respectively,in which a 27μm-thick^(6)LiF conversion layer is used for thermal neutron detection up to 0.4 eV and a 300μm-thick high-density polyethylene conversion layer is used for fast-neutron detection up to 14 MeV and below.The design of the detector set can also remove the influence of primary charged particles and secondary neutrons in the detection environment to a certain extent,thereby improving the accuracy of neutron detection.In this study,the neutron spectrometer hardware,firmware,software design,and basic performance of the front-end readout chip SKIROC2A were tested.The readout circuit of each channel baseline ADC code was less than 17;thus,the channel consistency was good.The RMS noise of the channel baseline was only 7.1 mV and exhibited good stability.The maximum number of events that could be processed per second is 75.The overall power consumption was 3 W,the weight was 792 g,and the volume was less than 1 dm^(3).Furthermore,the neutron spectrometer was tested for principle and detection efficiency using various neutron sources,such as ^(241)Am-Be neutron source,2.5 MeV neutron beam,and 14 MeV neutron beam,and the experiments were analyzed with corresponding simulations.The experimental data and simulation results were in good agreement and met the design requirements.The intrinsic detection efficiency of the probes used in the neutron spectrometer was 1.05%for 14 MeV fast neutrons.
基金the National Key Research&Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFC2203901)the State Key Laboratory of Spatial Datum(Grant No.SKLSD2025-KF-03)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesSun Yat-sen University for the support。
文摘The space gravitational wave detection aims to detect gravitational waves in the mHz band in order to study supermassive black hole mergers,galaxy evolution and the structure of the early universe.One of its core payloads is a transponder-type interstellar laser interferometer,designed to measure relative displacement changes at the pico-meter level.Among its components,phasemeter is tasked with extracting the phase and frequency of the interference signal.Currently,phase-locked loop(PLL)phasemeters are commonly employed.However,the second harmonic signal generated by the mixer can restrict both the dynamic range and phase measurement accuracy of the phasemeter.This paper analyzes the interstellar laser interferometer and the impact of the second harmonic signal on the phasemeter's performance.To address these challenges,a phasemeter incorporating a second harmonic signal filter is proposed.This new design mitigates second harmonic disturbances within the phasemeter's bandwidth by dynamically adjusting the filter's cutoff frequency to track the input signal frequency,thereby suppressing the second harmonic signal in real time.Theoretical and simulation analyses demonstrate that the proposed phasemeter with a second harmonic filter significantly enhances the dynamic range.Finally,experimental results verify that the phasemeter can achieve the tracking of sudden frequency changes up to4.8 MHz.
