SIDERALE and BIT: a small stratospheric balloon experiment for polar gamma background

M. Alderighi; E. Caroli; F. Casini; S. Cortiglioni; S. D'Angelo; S. Del Sordo; M. Fiorini; M. Mancini; L. Natalucci; E. M. Quadrini; E. Ronchi; G. Sorrenti; M. Uslenghi

doi:10.1117/12.862710

29 July 2010 SIDERALE and BIT: a small stratospheric balloon experiment for polar gamma background

M. Alderighi, E. Caroli, F. Casini, S. Cortiglioni, S. D'Angelo, S. Del Sordo, M. Fiorini, M. Mancini, L. Natalucci, E. M. Quadrini, E. Ronchi, G. Sorrenti, M. Uslenghi

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Proceedings Volume 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 773232 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862710
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The paper describes the SIDERALE experiment that was hosted as a piggy back payload on SoRa LDB (Sounding Radar Long Distance Balloon) mission by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). SIDERALE was aimed at testing a detector for high energy astrophysics applications based on a 4x4 pixel CZT solid state sensor. An onboard data handling computer, a mass memory and a power supply units were integrated in SIDERALE. Furthermore an innovative telemetry system BIT (Bi-directional Iridium Telemetry) was used in order for SIDERALE to be autonomous and independent from the hosting payload. In the paper a preliminary analysis of flight and scientific data is discussed.

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M. Alderighi, E. Caroli, F. Casini, S. Cortiglioni, S. D'Angelo, S. Del Sordo, M. Fiorini, M. Mancini, L. Natalucci, E. M. Quadrini, E. Ronchi, G. Sorrenti, and M. Uslenghi "SIDERALE and BIT: a small stratospheric balloon experiment for polar gamma background", Proc. SPIE 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 773232 (29 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862710

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