基于X射线脉冲星导航的地面模拟系统研究

为进行X射线脉冲星导航的关键技术研究,搭建了基于X射线脉冲星导航的地面模拟系统.地面模拟系统由模拟X射线脉冲源、基于微通道板的高灵敏X射线光子探测器、电荷灵敏前放和主放电路、时间测量单元、X射线脉冲轮廓构造及X射线脉冲到达时间测量系统组成.该模拟系统可在地面模拟X射线脉冲星导航的星源的强度、周期及脉冲轮廓,实现对X射线脉冲星单光子到达时间的记录,构造X射线脉冲星脉冲轮廓,计算X射线脉冲到达时间.描述了基于X射线脉冲星导航的地面模拟系统的组成和工作原理,报道了基于X射线脉冲星导航的地面模拟系统的初步结果. 关键词： X射线脉冲星导航 微通道板光子探测器 脉冲轮廓

A simulation experiment system for X-ray pulsar based navigation

A simulation experiment system for X-ray pulsar based navigation is setup in order to study the key technologies of X-ray pulsar navigation. The system consists of X-ray pulsar source generator, super sensitive X-ray photon counting detector, charge sensitive amplifier, shaping amplifier, time measurement, X-ray pulse profile reconstruction and pulse time of arrival (TOA) measurement. The system can simulate the X-ray pulsar source with different intensities, period and pulse profile. The TOA of individual X-ray photon is recorded, the pulse profile is reconstructed with these data. And by comparing the measured pulse profile with the standard pulse profile of the X-ray pulsar source generator, the pulse TOA is calculated. The construction and the principle of the simulation experiment system are introduced and experiment results are presented.