Published July 2011 | Version v1
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Evaluation of the characteristics of a piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) cosmic dust detector

Creators

  • 1. Kyoto University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Kyoto (Japan)

Description

The characteristics of a cosmic dust detector using piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) to be onboard a spacecraft have been evaluated. Signals from the PZT detector bombarded with hypervelocity Fe micro-particles accelerated by a Van de Graaff accelerator were analyzed and the threshold level of the momentum measurement of incident dusts was determined. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annual Report of Quantum Science and Engineering Center
Journal Volume
13
Journal Page Range
p. 13-14
ISSN
1345-0700

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
54103502
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC DUST; DETECTION; IMPACT SHOCK; IRON; LINEAR MOMENTUM; PARTICLES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PZT; SENSORS; SIMULATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
DUSTS; ELECTRICITY; ELEMENTS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; METALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; TITANATES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; ZIRCONATES; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS

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Notes
2 refs., 4 figs.