CPME Proton-Electron Telescope (PET):

Ion and Electron Channel Characteristics



Particle Species Channel Name Energy Passband (MeV/nucleon) Minimum Time Resolution (sec) Geometric Factor
(cm2 sec)
Count Rate -> Flux Conversion Factor [a] Angular Data Sampling [b]
Protons P1 0.29 - 0.50 10.24 1.51 3.15E+00 8 sectors
P2 0.50 - 0.96 10.24 1.51 1.44E+00
P3 0.96 - 2.00 10.24 1.51 6.37E-01
P4 2.00 - 4.60 10.24 1.51 2.55E-01
P5 4.60 - 15.0 10.24 1.51 6.37E-02
P7 15.0 - 25.0 5.12 0.32 3.13E-01
P8 25.0 - 48.0 10.24 0.32 1.36E-01
P9 48.0 - 96.0 5.12 0.32 6.51E-02
P10 96.0 - 145.0 10.24 0.32 6.38E-02
P11 145.0 - 440.0 10.24 0.32 1.25E-02
Alphas A1 0.59 - 1.14 20.48 1.51 1.20E+00 8 sectors
A2 1.14 - 1.80 10.24 1.51 1.00E+00
A3 1.80 - 4.20 10.24 1.51 2.76E-01 8 sectors
A4 4.20 - 12.0 10.24 1.51 8.49E-02
A5 12.0 - 28.0 5.12 0.32 1.95E-01
A6 28.0 - 52.0 5.12 0.32 1.30E-01
Z >= 3 Z1 0.70 - 3.30 5.12 1.51 2.55E-01 8 sectors
Z >= 6 Z2 1.45 - 3.30 10.24 1.51 3.58E-01 8 sectors
Z >= 20 Z3 3.10 - 8.80 10.24 1.51 1.16E-01
Z >= 3 Z4 6.0 - 105.0 10.24 1.51 6.70E-03
Electrons E4 0.22 - 2.5 10.24 1.51 2.91E-01 8 sectors
E5 0.50 - 2.5 10.24 1.51 3.31E-01
E6 0.80 - 2.5 10.24 1.51 3.90E-01
DE45 [c] 0.22 - 0.50 10.24 1.51 2.37E+00
DE56 [c] 0.50 - 0.80 10.24 1.51 2.21E+00
Integral Protons M >35 MeV/nucleon 5.12 28 cm2 N/A

Footnotes:
[a] Product of count rate [no./sec] and conversion factor yields flux [no./(cm^2-sec-ster-MeV/nucleon)].
[b] Those channels for which there is no entry in column seven are spin-averaged. Channels P1 and E4 share a single sector subcommutator; channels A1, A3, Z1, and Z2 share a single sector subcommutator.
[c] Electron channels DE45=E4-E5 and DE56=E5-E6.

Other Notes:
(1) PET detector subsystem consists of solid-state detectors and an anti-coincidence plastic scintillator.
(2) The duty cycle of all channels is 100% with the following exceptions: E3, 51.56%; P1, E1, 25.78%; A1, 19.10%.
(3) All channels have an angular field of view and viewing direction 45 deg (full angle) in the ecliptic plane, except channel M, which is omnidirectional. Both spin-averaged and sector information is obtained for channels A3, Z1, Z2, and E4.