Fabricate, calibrate, and test a dosimeter for integration into the CRRES (Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite). Technical report, 1 September 1984-31 August 1985
A space-radiation dosimeter is being fabricated, calibrated, tested, and integrated into the CRRES satellite. This dosimeter is essentially identical to that previously designed, fabricated, calibrated, tested, and integrated into the DMSP F7 satellite. These dosimeters are primarily designed to measure the dose from electrons of greater than 1 MeV to greater than 10 MeV in four channels. Each channel has a different-thickness aluminum dome. The solid-state detector outputs are processed to provide the dose from electrons (low energy loss), the dose from protons (high energy loss), the flux of electrons, the flux of protons, and the rate of high-energy-loss nuclear-star events. The dosimeter also has a calibration mode in which the alpha particles from a weak source behind each detector are used to check for total detector depletion and property operation of the electronics.
- Research Organization:
- Panametrics, Inc., Waltham, MA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5392418
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-168566/8/XAB; SCIENTIFIC-3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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