SPaRKLE, the Small Particle Recognition Kit for Low Energies, is a compact detector for γ-ray and low-energy charged particle physics in Low Earth Orbit. Upon successful completion of the project phases, SPaRKLE will be installed on Space Rider, an uncrewed orbiting laboratory, for a mission lasting approximately two months. During the mission, SPaRKLE will measure particle fluxes and investigate transient phenomena such as Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs). Designed within a CubeSat unit, SPaRKLE includes a Cerium-doped Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet (GAGG) scintillator calorimeter, silicon detectors, and plastic scintillator anti-coincidence detectors. It will perform event-based particle identification and detect X-ray and γ-ray photons.This paper presents an overview of the project, its mission objectives, detector operations, and technological innovations.
SPaRKLE on board Space Rider: A miniaturized laboratory in low Earth orbit for low-energy particles / Nicolaidis, R., Brianti, G., Dalla Croce, E., Dalla Ricca, E., Framba, M., Giacchetta, C., Iuppa, R., Marzari, F., Polo, M., Possamai, M., Rossi, F., Tessaro, D., Tomasi, M., Trettel, M., Venturelli, N., Vilona, V., Vukojevic, M.. - In: IL NUOVO CIMENTO C. - ISSN 2037-4909. - 48:3(2025). (20th Meeting of the Incontri di Fisica delle Alte Energie, IFAE 2024 "Ospedale degli Innocenti" venue, a 15th century building in the historical city center of Florence, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ita 2024) [10.1393/ncc/i2025-25100-8].
SPaRKLE on board Space Rider: A miniaturized laboratory in low Earth orbit for low-energy particles
Nicolaidis R.;Brianti G.;Dalla Ricca E.;Framba M.;Giacchetta C.;Iuppa R.;Marzari F.;Polo M.;Rossi F.;Tomasi M.;Trettel M.;Vukojevic M.
2025-01-01
Abstract
SPaRKLE, the Small Particle Recognition Kit for Low Energies, is a compact detector for γ-ray and low-energy charged particle physics in Low Earth Orbit. Upon successful completion of the project phases, SPaRKLE will be installed on Space Rider, an uncrewed orbiting laboratory, for a mission lasting approximately two months. During the mission, SPaRKLE will measure particle fluxes and investigate transient phenomena such as Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs). Designed within a CubeSat unit, SPaRKLE includes a Cerium-doped Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet (GAGG) scintillator calorimeter, silicon detectors, and plastic scintillator anti-coincidence detectors. It will perform event-based particle identification and detect X-ray and γ-ray photons.This paper presents an overview of the project, its mission objectives, detector operations, and technological innovations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
