CubeSat in-orbit validation of in-situ performance by high fidelity radiation modelling
arXiv (Cornell University)(2022)
摘要
Space based quantum technologies are essential building blocks for global quantum networks. However, the optoelectronic components and devices used are susceptible to radiation damage. The SpooQy-1 CubeSat mission demonstrated polarization-based quantum entanglement correlations using avalanche photodiodes for single-photon detection. We report the increasing dark count rates of two silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (GM-APD) observed throughout its 2 year orbital lifetime. As a means of diagnosing the unexpected trends in the increase of dark counts, we implement a high-fidelity radiation model combined with 3D computer aided design models of the SpooQy-1 CubeSat to estimate the accumulated displacement damage dose in each photodiode. Using these results, we were able to support the claim that differences in radiation shielding was a major contributor to the observed in-orbit data. This illustrates how radiation modelling can have applications beyond conventional lifetime estimates for low-earth orbit CubeSats.
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radiation,in-orbit,in-situ
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