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Together with the neutron source, new HardGamm detector modules will be developed, which will be used to study the hydrogen content (water and water ice) of rocks on the surface of the Moon.

The new HardGamm and HardPix detectors, which will be developed on the basis of cooperation between the Institute of Radiation Problems of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Department of Nuclear Research of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, as well as the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics of the Czech Republic and the University of West Bohemia, will be purposefully used for space applications.

The new MAPD-3NM sensor array, consisting of silicon photoelectric amplifier type detectors assembled with scintillators such as LaBr3(Ce), BGO and NaI(Tl), according to the concept of HardGamm payload, where the micropixel avalanche photodiode part (MAPD-3NM ) will be developed by the Azerbaijani team and the electronic module by the Czech team.

It should be noted that the first version of the HardGamm detector module has already been tested at the Institute of Radiation Problems this month. The tests of the new detector module were conducted by the group leader of the Institute of Radiation Problems, Doctor of Sciences in Physics Farid Ahmadov; the team leader of the Nuclear Research Department of the Digital Development Agency and Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Azer Sadigov; the team leader of the Czech Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Michael Holik; and the team leader of the University of the West Czech Republic, Ondrej Urban.

The detector module in question will be able to detect gamma rays from 0.06 keV up to 10 MeV. The result of this test will be presented at the International Astronautical Congress in 2023.

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