Nicolaidis, R. and Brianti, G. and Dalla Croce, E. and Dalla Ricca, E. (2025) SPaRKLE on board Space Rider: A miniaturized laboratory in low Earth orbit for low-energy particles. Il nuovo cimento C, 48 (3). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
SPaRKLE, the Small Particle Recognition Kit for Low Energies, is a compact detector for γ-ray and low-energy charged particle physics in Low Earth Orbit. Upon successful completion of the project phases, SPaRKLE will be installed on Space Rider, an uncrewed orbiting laboratory, for a mission lasting approximately two months. During the mission, SPaRKLE will measure particle fluxes and investigate transient phenomena such as Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs). Designed within a CubeSat unit, SPaRKLE includes a Cerium-doped Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet (GAGG) scintillator calorimeter, silicon detectors, and plastic scintillator anti-coincidence detectors. It will perform event-based particle identification and detect X-ray and γ-ray photons.This paper presents an overview of the project, its mission objectives, detector operations, and technological innovations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2025 10:51 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2025 10:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/23600 |
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