1. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER Pre-Ship Review (PSR) Instrument Calibration Science Requirements Compliance Justin C Kasper Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory January 3, 2008

2. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Outline Calibration –Relate the ADU of the Pulse Height Analysis to the original energy deposited for each detector –Models of energy deposition –Description of Massachusetts General Hospital Proton Facility –Example of MGH observations –Description of calibration method –Demonstration of success with EM –Discussion of alternative methods for redundant confirmation of calibration Requirements –Review –Results –Details

3. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Relevant Documents Project Controlled –ESMD-RLEP-0010 (Revision A effective November 30 2005) –LRO Mission Requirements Document (MRD) – 431-RQMT-00004 –CRaTER Data ICD – 431-ICD-000104 CRaTER Configuration Controlled Documents –32-01205Instrument Requirements Document –32-01206Performance and Environmental Verification Plan –32-01207Calibration Plan –32-03010CRaTER Digital Subsystem Functional Specification –32-05001Detector Specification Document –32-05002CRaTER Functional Instrument Description and Performance Verification Plan

4. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER Layout

5. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER Telescope Layout Telescope in cross-section A single detector (D5 for EM) A pair of thin and thick detectors (D5 and D6 for EM)

6. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation 6 CRaTER Functional Diagram

7. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Response Function Calibration Requirement –Relate ADU to Energy Deposited at 0.5% level Experience with EM and both FM –System is linear at 0.1% level –Noise level is less than 0.15% –Temperature dependence is less than 0.1% –Drift with time is less than 0.02%/month Sufficient Response Function –E i = G i * (C i – O i ) –E i is energy deposited [MeV] –G i is gain [MeV/ADU] –C i is PHA amplitude [ADU] –O i is an offset [ADU]

8. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Energy Loss of Protons in Silicon Simulations of energy deposit Observations of scattering

9. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Signature of Spread Energy Protons in Detector Pair Simulation (Units of MeV) Observation (Units of ADU)

10. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation MGH Beam Testing with EM

11. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Algorithm for Calibrating Instrument

12. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Observations and Simulations

13. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation FM S/N 01 Calibration Parameters (CRA0120071216130951L0 CRA0120071216133252L0 CRA0120071216135457L0) DetectorVarValueErrorUnits% Error D1Gain78.3606880.13793621KeV/ADU0.18 Offset-0.452468470.096347427ADU21.29 D2Gain22.6762710.058317026KeV/ADU0.26 Offset-7.41356010.56938238ADU7.68 D3Gain81.7686130.099649736KeV/ADU0.12 Offset-0.191748240.053966765ADU28.14 D4Gain22.588140.040475074KeV/ADU0.18 Offset0.700684050.11857201ADU16.92 D5Gain83.68590.17280925KeV/ADU0.21 Offset-0.683603280.068337712ADU10.00 D6Gain22.2991630.048207834KeV/ADU0.22 Offset3.24443740.10117969ADU3.12

14. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Calibration and Derived Parameters Flight Model S/N 02 (Selected for delivery to NASA) Flight Model S/N 01 VarUnitD1D3D5D2D4D6D1D3D5D2D4D6 OffsetADU-0.3-0.5-0.40.9-2.20.9-0.5-0.2-0.7-7.40.73.2 Gain KeV/ ADU81.682.980.622.222.422.278.481.883.722.722.622.3 Min EKeV435.5453.5436.090.8162.591.5427.3424.5475.6281.597.139.1 Max E MeV/ um334.1339.6330.291.092.090.9321.0334.9342.893.192.591.3 Thickum148149 1000 152147148933 932 Min LET KeV/ um2.93.02.90.10.20.12.82.93.20.30.10.0 Max LET MeV/ um2.3 2.20.1 2.12.3 0.1 Max/ Min#248471402824227202892189055148

15. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation LET Range for Both Instruments Flight Model S/N 02 (Selected for delivery to NASA) Flight Model S/N 01 (Now flight spare)

16. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation 16 Level 1 Requirements and Data Products RLEP-LRO-M10 RLEP-LRO-M20 Provide Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectra of cosmic rays (particularly above 10 MeV), most critically important to the engineering and modeling communities to assure safe, long- term, human presence in space. Provide LET spectra behind different amounts and types of areal density, including tissue equivalent plastic. The LRO shall characterize the deep space radiation environment at energies in excess of 10 MeV in lunar orbit, including neutron albedo. The LRO shall measure the deposition of deep space radiation on human equivalent tissue while in the lunar orbit environment. Level 1 RequirementsLevel 1 Data Products

17. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Flow of Level 1 to Level 2 Requirements RLEP-LRO-M10 Characterize deep space radiation environment RLEP-LRO-M20 Radiation effects on human equivalent tissue Measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum Minimum pathlength through total TEP > 60 mm Two asymmetric TEP components 1/3 and 2/3 total length Measure change in LET spectrum through Tissue Equivalent Plastic (TEP) Minimum LET measurement 0.2 keV per micron Maximum LET measurement 2 MeV per micron Energy deposition resolution < 0.5% max energy Minimum full telescope geometrical factor 0.1 cm 2 sr 01 03 04 02 05 06 07 08 Level 2 Instrument Requirements Level 1 Parent Requirements

18. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Flow of Requirements 01 03 04 02 05 06 07 Thin and thick detector pairs 140 & 1000 μm Minimum energy < 250 keV Nominal instrument shielding > 1524 μm Al Nadir and zenith field of view shielding < 762 μm Telescope stack Pathlength constraint < 10% for D1D6 Zenith field of view < 33 o Nadir field of view < 70 o Calibration system Event selection Maximum transmission rate > 1000 events/second 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Level 2 Parent Requirements Level 3 Instrument Requirements

19. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Minimum LET measurement 0.2 keV per micron Maximum LET measurement 2MeV per micron Energy deposition resolution < 0.5% max energy Berkeley National Laboratory 88” Cyclotron (Ions, 20 MeV/nuc) Massachusetts General Hospital Proton Therapy Center (0-300 MeV p) Brookhaven National Laboratory (Gev/nuc Fe) MGH Proton Accelerator Testing Validation Techniques with the CRaTER Prototype

20. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Level 2 Requirements Verification Outline ItemRequirementQuantityMethod CRaTER-L2-01Measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum LET A CRaTER-L2-02Measure change in LET spectrum through Tissue Equivalent Plastic (TEP) TEP A CRaTER-L2-03Minimum pathlength through total TEP> 60 mmI CRaTER-L2-04Two asymmetric TEP components1/3 and 2/3I CRaTER-L2-05Minimum LET measurement< 0.25 keV per micron T CRaTER-L2-06Maximum LET measurement> 2 MeV per micron T CRaTER-L2-07Energy deposition resolution< 0.5% max energy T CRaTER-L2-08Minimum D1D6 geometrical factor> 0.1 cm 2 srI

21. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Level 2 Verification ItemRequirementQuantityMethodS/N 2S/N 1 CRaTER-L2-01Measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum LET AVerified instrument measures LET using energetic particle beams, radioactive sources, models CRaTER-L2-02Measure change in LET spectrum through Tissue Equivalent Plastic (TEP) TEP AMGH Beam Run SeptemberMGH Beam Run December CRaTER-L2-03Minimum pathlength through total TEP > 60 mmI 80.947 mm as measured +/- 0.001 mm 80.946 mm as measured +/- 0.001 mm CRaTER-L2-04Two asymmetric TEP components 1/3 and 2/3I 26.972 mm and 53.992 mm sections of TEP used, both +/- 0.001 mm measured with micrometer 26.979 mm and 53.967 mm sections of TEP used, both +/- 0.001 mm measured with micrometer CRaTER-L2-05Minimum LET measurement < 0.25 keV per micron T 2.9, 3.0, 2.9, 0.09, 0.16, 0.092.8, 2.8, 3.2, 0.3, 0.1, 0.04 CRaTER-L2-06Maximum LET measurement > 2 MeV per micron T 2.2, 2.2, 2.2, 0.09, 0.09, 0.092.1, 2.2, 2.3, 0.09, 0.09, 0.09 CRaTER-L2-07Energy deposition resolution < 0.5% max energy T <0.1% electronics from external pulser, <0.06% detectors using width of alpha source, <0.25% gain uncertainty from beam calibrations at MGH CRaTER-L2-08Minimum D1D6 geometrical factor > 0.1 cm 2 srI 0.57 cm^2 sr derived from mechanical drawings

22. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Level 3 Requirements Verification Outline ItemRequirementQuantityMethod CRaTER-L3-01Thin and thick detector pairs 140 and 1000 micronsI CRaTER-L3-02Minimum energy< 250 keV T CRaTER-L3-03Nominal instrument shielding 1524 microns AlI CRaTER-L3-04Nadir and zenith field of view shielding 762 microns AlI CRaTER-L3-05Telescope stackShield, D1D2, A1, D3D4, A2, D5D6, shield I CRaTER-L3-06Pathlength constraint10% for D1D6I CRaTER-L3-07Zenith field of view<34 degrees D1D4I CRaTER-L3-08Nadir field of view<70 degrees D3D6I CRaTER-L3-09Calibration systemVariable rate and gain T CRaTER-L3-10Event selection64-bit mask T CRaTER-L3-11Maximum event transmission rate 1,000 events/sec T

23. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation ItemRequirementQuantityMethodS/N 2S/N 1 CRaTER-L3-01Thin and thick detector pairs 140 and 1000 microns I 148, 149, 149, 1000, 1000, 1000152, 147, 148, 933, 933, 932 CRaTER-L3-02Minimum energy < 250 keV T 435.4, 453.4, 436.0, 90.8, 162.4, 91.4 427.2, 424.52, 475.6, 281.4, 97.1, 39.1 CRaTER-L3-03Nominal instrument shielding 1524 microns AlI Verified by inspection of instrument and mechanical drawings CRaTER-L3-04Nadir and zenith field of view shielding 762 microns AlI Measured to be 812.8 microns zenith and 810.3 microns nadir CRaTER-L3-05Telescope stackShield, D1D2, A1, D3D4, A2, D5D6, shield I Verified by inspection of instrument and mechanical drawings CRaTER-L3-06Pathlength constraint 10% for D1D6I Using geometry of telescope and uniform distribution on sky < 5% CRaTER-L3-07Zenith field of view <34 degrees D1D4 I 33 degrees from mechanical drawing CRaTER-L3-08Nadir field of view <70 degrees D3D6 I 69 degrees from mechanical drawing CRaTER-L3-09Calibration system Variable rate and gain T Verified by use of the internal calibration system CRaTER-L3-10Event selection64-bit mask T Verified by testing in a beam and by using ambient cosmic ray muons CRaTER-L3-11Maximum event transmission rate 1,200 events/sec T Verified using the internal pulser at 2 kHz and the MGH beam facility Level 3 Verification

24. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-01 Measure the LETSpectrum Requirement –The fundamental measurement of the CRaTER instrument shall be of the linear energy transfer (LET) of charged energetic particles, defined as the mean energy absorbed (∆E) locally, per unit path length (∆l), when the particle traverses a silicon solid-state detector. Simulation (Units of MeV) Observation (Units of ADU) MGH proton measurements

25. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-02 Measure LET Spectrum after Passing through TEP Requirement –The LET spectrum shall be measured before entering and after propagating though a compound with radiation absorption properties similar to human tissue such as A-150 Human Tissue Equivalent Plastic (TEP). Breakup of iron into fragments after passing through TEP measured at BNL with EM Iron nuclei enter D1 Iron nuclei enter D3 Iron breaks up within first section of TEP Fragments pass through telescope

26. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-03 Minimum Pathlength through total TEP Requirement –The minimum pathlength through the total amount of TEP in the telescope shall be at least 60 mm.

27. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-04 Two asymmetric TEP components Requirement –The TEP shall consist of two components of different length, 1/3 and 2/3 the total length of the TEP. If the total TEP is 61 mm in length, then the TEP section closest to deep space will have a length of approximately 54 mm and the second section of TEP will have a length of approximately 27 mm.

28. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-05 Minimum LET measurement Requirement –At each point in the telescope where the LET spectrum is to be observed, the minimum LET measured shall be no greater than 0.25 keV/ micron in the Silicon.

29. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-06 Maximum LET measurement Requirement –At each point in the telescope where the LET spectrum is to be observed, the maximum LET measured shall be no less than 2 MeV/ micron in the Silicon.

30. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-07 Energy deposition resolution Requirement –The pulse height analysis of the energy deposited in each detector shall have an energy resolution better than 1/200 the maximum energy measured by that detector. Upper limit on system noise is less than 0.15% < 0.5%

31. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L2-08 Geometrical Factor Requirement –The geometrical factor created by the first and last detectors shall be at least 0.1 cm 2 sr. r1 = 1.75 cm r2 = 1.75 cm Z = 12.71 – 0.25 = 12.46 cm G = 0.57 > 0.1 cm 2 sr

32. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-01 Thin and thick detector pairs Requirement –The telescope stack shall contain adjacent pairs of thin and thick Silicon detectors. The thickness of the thin detectors will be approximately 140 microns and the thick detectors will be approximately 1000 microns. FM S/N 1FM S/N 2 D1D3D5D2D4D6D1D3D5D2D4D6 Detector S/N D006D007D008 E005E006E007 D010D004D005 E001E008E011 Thickness148149 1000 152147148933 932

33. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-02 Minimum Energy Requirement –The Silicon detectors shall be capable of measuring a minimum energy deposition of 250 keV or lower.

34. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-03 Nominal instrument shielding Requirement –The equivalent shielding of the CRaTER telescope outside of the zenith and nadir fields of view shall be no less than 1524 microns (0.060 inches) of aluminum. Verified by inspection of mechanical drawings

35. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-04 Nadir and zenith field of view shielding Requirement –The zenith and nadir fields of view of the telescope shall have no more than 762 microns (0.030) of aluminum shielding. EM built to 762 microns FM S/N 2 end caps specified to be 0.030” +/- 0.002”, or 762 +/- 51 microns Measured to be 812.8 microns zenith and 810.3 microns nadir 812 and 810 microns > 762 microns Within the design tolerance of the mechanical drawing, but nonetheless is slightly greater than the requirement specified. We have filed a Non- conforming Material Report (NMR). The science team feels that this difference in thickness does not affect the quality of the measurements made, since it is still sufficiently thin to allow protons to enter the telescope over the desired energy range, as long as the thickness is measured so it can be fed into the models.

36. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-05 Telescope stack Requirement –The telescope shall consist of a stack of components labeled from the zenith side as zenith shield (S1), the first pair of thin (D1) and thick (D2) detectors, the first TEP absorber (A1), the second pair of thin (D3) and thick (D4) detectors, the second TEP absorber (A2), the third pair of thin (D5) and thick (D6) detectors, and the final nadir shield (S2). Verified by direct inspection

37. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-06 Full telescope pathlength constraint Requirement –The root mean squared (RMS) uncertainty in the length of TEP traversed by a particle that traverses the entire telescope axis shall be less than 10%. RMS from Monte Carlo is 0.78% < 10%

38. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-07 Zenith field of view Requirement –The zenith field of view, defined as D2D5 coincident events incident from deep space using the naming convention in CRaTER-L3-04, shall be less than 34 degrees full width. By inspection 33 < 34 degrees

39. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-08 Nadir field of view Requirement –The nadir field of view, defined as D4D5 coincident events incident from the lunar surface, shall be less than 70 degrees full width. By inspection, 69 < 70 degrees

40. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-09 Calibration system Requirement –The CRaTER electronics shall be capable of injecting calibration signals at with different amplitudes and rates into the measurement chain.

41. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-10 Event selection Requirement –A command capability shall exist to allow specification of detector coincidences that will be analyzed and sent to the spacecraft for transmission to the ground. Shown that this works using proton beam at MGH

42. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation CRaTER-L3-11 Maximum event rate Requirement –CRaTER will be capable of transmitting primary science data, namely the energy deposited in each of the detectors, on at least 1000 events per second. Verified by exposure to proton and iron beams, and by running internal calibration system at 2kHz

43. C osmic R Ay T elescope for the E ffects of R adiation Conclusions We have conducted multiple calibration activities for both flight models –External pulse generator –Radioactive sources –Proton beam at MGH Absolute calibration of each detector –Linear response –Solve for gain and offsets for each detector by fitting to numerical simulation Verification –Performance requirements verified by inspection or testing –Results from beam calibration propagated to determine minimum energy, energy resolution, min and max LET