Particle parameters

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Artist's concept of InSight Lander on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Parameters at DUT position in Air
ParticleMimimum Energy MeVMax Energy MeVMax Current in uAMax Flux protons/(cm2-sec)
Protons5.45*#66.6**#0.1001.6 X 1010
Deuterons 400.1001.6 X 1010
Alphas 600.1008X 109
Helions 900.1008 X 109
Neutrons 65N/A1 X 105

* This energy is achieved by degrading the 10.7 MeV cyclotron energy by 72.6um( 3 mils) Ta foil.

** This energy is achieved by degrading the 67.5 MeV cyclotron energy by 6.35um( 0.25 mils) Ta foil.

#Energy after Ta dispersion foil + SEEM(Al 101.6um) + Exit foil (127um Kapton) + air gap

By changing the Cyclotron Energy and the Ta foil thickness other energies can be obtained.

Neutrons are generated on a thick Beryllium target and have a broad spectrum from zero to max proton energy.