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Simulation of solar wind charged particle energy deposited and particle identification by ΔE-E discrimination in the SNAPPY Cubesat detector
Reichart, Daniel
Reichart, Daniel
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2025-02-26
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The Solar Neutrino and Astro-Particle Physics (SNAPPY) Cubesat will carry into polar orbit a prototype detector for solar neutrino background studies while over the Earth's poles for the neutrino Solar Orbiting Laboratory future project (𝜈𝜈SOL). During this flight it is possible to do other science measurements, such as an improved study of the solar wind particles through better particle identification measurements. This study aims to understand how well the solar wind particles can be identified using the planned detector. Instead of using the veto array for anti-coincidence, it will be used as a ΔE energy sampling of a phoswich particle identification system. The particles used in the simulation are the most abundant particles found in Solar Energetic Particle events, with energies corresponding to the most probable ranges. Simulations indicate that electrons, protons, and alpha particles separate into distinct regions of the ΔE-E plot, suggesting that these particles can be identified via this process. Solar wind particles from the Sun can be hazardous to both energy generation and transmission systems on the ground as well as to aviation flight. Identifying particles in solar wind can help our understanding of these hazards.
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Poster project completed at the Wichita State University, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics.
Presented at the Kansas Undergraduate Student Research Day at the Capitol, Topeka, KS, February 26, 2025.
Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub, Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College.
Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub, Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College.
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Wichita State University