Monitoring on board spacecraft by means of passive detectors

0360504 - ÚJF 2012 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Ambrožová, Iva - Brabcová, Kateřina - Spurný, František - Shurshakov, V. A. - Kartsev, I. S. - Tolochek, R. V.
Monitoring on board spacecraft by means of passive detectors.
Radiation Protection Dosimetry. Roč. 144, 1-4 (2011), s. 605-610. ISSN 0144-8420. E-ISSN 1742-3406
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA205/09/0171; GA AV ČR KJB100480901
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10480505
Keywords : charged-particles * track-etch * dosimetry * thermoluminescent
Subject RIV: BG - Nuclear, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Colliders
Impact factor: 0.822, year: 2011

To estimate the radiation risk of astronauts during space missions, it is necessary to measure dose characteristics in various compartments of the spacecraft; this knowledge can be further used for estimating the health hazard in planned missions. This contribution presents results obtained during several missions on board the International Space Station (ISS) during 2005-09. A combination of thermoluminescent and plastic nuclear track detectors was used to measure the absorbed dose and dose equivalent. These passive detectors have several advantages, especially small dimensions, which enabled their placement at various locations in different compartments inside the ISS or inside the phantom. Variation of dosimetric quantities with the phase of the solar cycle and the position inside the ISS is discussed.
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