Category: Timepix
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First results from cosmic-ray detector designed by students
The first results from the Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector (LUCID) have been presented at the 2015 UK National Astronomy Meeting. The first results from the Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector (LUCID) have been presented at the 2015 UK National Astronomy Meeting. Students from the Simon Langton Grammar School, UK, devised this satellite…
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Timepix detectors track cosmic radiation on the ISS
Timepix detectors are USB-powered particle trackers based on Medipix technology developed at CERN. Timepix detectors are USB-powered particle trackers based on Medipix technology developed at CERN. Each detector consists of the Medipix chip coupled to a silicon sensor and incorporated into a readout system about the size of a USB pen drive, developed at the…