Fabricate, calibrate, and test a dosimeter for integration into the CRRES (Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite). Scientific report No. 1, 1 September-31 August 1982

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5844718

Morel, P R; Hanser, F A; Sellers, B

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 proper operation of the electronics.

• Research Organization: Panametrics, Inc., Waltham, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5844718
• Report Number(s): AD-A-150683/1/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440102* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Radiation Dosemeters
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ALPHA PARTICLES
BARYONS
CALIBRATION
CHARGED PARTICLES
DOSEMETERS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTRON DOSIMETRY
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
FABRICATION
FERMIONS
HADRONS
LEPTONS
LOSSES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MEV RANGE 10-100
NUCLEONS
PROTONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SATELLITES