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MEP1 - Specification

Weight:    2.1 kg
Max. dimensions:    210 x 160 x 150 mm
Power consumption:    0.7 W (at 27 V)
Powering voltage:    15 - 35 V
Operating temperature range:    - 25°C ... + 25°C
Number of sensors:    4
Sensor orientation (1p, 1e):    0.9397X+0.3420Y+0.0000Z (X=s/c velocity, Z=nadir)
Sensor orientation (2p, 2e):    0.0000X+0.0000Y-1.0000Z (X=s/c velocity, Z=nadir)
Field of View (unobstructed):    30°, conical
Geometrical factor:    0.03 cm2.ster
Detector type:    Silicon, PIPS (ion implanted) CANBERRA
Detector active area:    25 mm2
Detector depleted layer (1p, 2p):    100 micrometers
Detector depleted layer (1e, 2e):    400 micrometers
Energy range, ions:    15keV - 3.2 MeV (min. threshold to stop energy)
Energy range, electrons:    15keV - 350 keV (min. threshold to stop energy)
Number of energetic channels:    1 - 32 (programmable)
Electrical thresholds:    programmable, 15 keV - 1270 keV, step 5 keV
Time resolution:    31.25 ms (32 samples / s)
Registration dead time:    10.75 microsecond
Telemetry rate:    1072 bit/s (134 byte/s)
Telemetry interrogation period:    1 s
Number of operating modes:    255 (max)
Housekeeping information:    temperature -80...+80°C, internal voltages, status byte

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