Hepburn, Ian;
Vahedikamal, Saeed;
(2021)
Possibility of a new level of space debris identification and tracking by Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs).
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Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Space Debris (virtual),.
ESA Space Debris Office
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Abstract
Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) are considered as the most powerful detectors (on the pixelby-pixel basis) [1]. MKIDs provide spectrally resolving single photon detectivity over the UV-Optical and Near IR wavelengths. We present an initial investigation into the potential detectability, based on the number of reflected and detected photons, of space debris via an MKID. The simulation results presented here are based on the initial models for space debris signal in an ideal situation. The results suggest the possibility of detecting objects of sub-millimetre sizes in LEO (Low Earth Orbit) ranges and object of sub-centimetre sizes in GEO (Geostationary Orbit) ranges.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Possibility of a new level of space debris identification and tracking by Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) |
| Event: | The 8th European Conference on Space Debris |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://conference.sdo.esoc.esa.int/proceedings/sd... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159171 |
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