The Plastic Scintillator Detector at DAMPE

he DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a general purposed satellite-borne high energy $\gamma-$ray and cosmic ray detector, and among the scientific objectives of DAMPE are the searches for the origin of cosmic rays and an understanding of Dark Matter particles. As one of the four detectors in DAMPE, the Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) plays an important role in the particle charge measurement and the photons/electrons separation. The PSD has 82 modules, each consists of a long organic plastic scintillator bar and two PMTs at both ends for readout, in two layers and covers an overall active area larger than 82 cm $\times$ 82 cm. It can identify the charge states for relativistic ions from H to Fe, and the detector efficiency for Z=1 particles can reach 0.9999. The PSD has been successfully launched with DAMPE on Dec. 17, 2015. In this paper, the design, the assembly, the qualification tests of the PSD and some of the performance measured on the ground have been described in detail

Research and Design of Etching Line about Nuclear Track Membrane

Abstract Nuclear track membrane is a new type of membrane material with uniform pore size distribution. It can be used as a high-precision filtration membrane and there is a wide range of applications in sewage treatment, cell filtration, and biomedicine. The main production processes of nuclear track membrane include heavy ion irradiation and chemical etching, so there is a great significance about the research and design of etching lines. The main contents studied in this paper include the physical design principle of the etched line, the basic engineering structure, the basic control system architecture, and a complete HMI. The research plays an important role in the development and large-scale application of nuclear track membrane in this paper.</jats:p