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Dosimetry on sts-42 with the rme apd
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Beginning with the STS-42 mission, this laboratory began participating in instrument comparison studies in which space radiation was measured contiguously by passive and active methods. The active instrument was the RME-3 microdosimeter. This instrument measures four-channel LET spectra and employs a tissue-equivalent proportional counter. It is sensitive to the full LET range of ionizing radiation present. Our area passive dosimeter, the RME APD, contained arrays of plastic nuclear track detectors (PNTD's) and thermoluminescent detectors (TLD's). The PNTD's measure LET spectra, while the TLD's measure total absorbed dose. The object of this experiment is to compare the active and passive measurements on the basis of LET spectra, total absorbed dose, and dose equivalent. The STS-42 mission was launched on January 22, 1992, with a flight duration of 8.052 days. The orbit had an inclination of 57 deg and an altitude of 302 km. The shuttle in this orbit is expected to encounter radiation levels dominated by galactic cosmic rays (GCR's) with a lesser contribution from trapped protons in the lower region of the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). |
| File Size | 168947 |
| Page Count | 6 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950019496 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t80k79g10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Atomic And Molecular Physics Protons Dosimeters Ionizing Radiation Linear Energy Transfer Let Trapped Particles Galactic Cosmic Rays Space Shuttle Missions Proportional Counters Radiation Measurement Extraterrestrial Radiation Radiation Dosage Thermoluminescence Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
