HERMES-TP

HERMES-TP
HERMES-TP
HERMES-TP
Name HERMES-TP
Type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Organisation INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics)
Institution Institute
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Nation Italy
Partners EU consortium: Universita' di Cagliari and Politecnico di Milano. Funded by Italian Space Agency and European Commission
Costs $3,950,000 for the whole consortium including 6 spacecraft (HERMES-SP, HERMES-TP) with launches and operations
Oneliner

Demonstrate detector design (Silicon Drift Detectors coupled to GAGG:Ce scintillator crystals) and its performance.

Description

Realize a modular X/gamma-ray monitor for transient events. Achieve a significant impact on Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) science and on the detection of Gravitational Wave (GW) electromagnetic counterparts.

New generation of scintillators (e.g. GAGG:Ce) coupled with very performing Silicon Drift Detectors (SDD) and low noise Front-End-Electronics (FEE) are able to extend down to few keV the sensitivity band of the detector.

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Photo sources [1] [2]

Related Spacecraft

Name Status Launch Orbit
HERMES-SP A (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder) not launched 2024-07-31 not launched
HERMES-SP B (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder) not launched 2024-07-31 not launched
HERMES-SP C (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Scientific Pathfinder) not launched 2024-07-31 not launched
HERMES-TP A (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technological Pathfinder) not launched 2024-07-31 not launched
HERMES-TP B (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technological Pathfinder) not launched 2024-07-31 not launched
HERMES-TP C (High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technological Pathfinder) not launched 2024-07-31 not launched

Last modified: 2023-06-09
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