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USF/Russian dosimetry on STS-57

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:64245
The major purpose of this experiment was to conduct an international comparison of passive dosimetry methods in space. Two APD`s were flown in the charged particle directional spectrometer (CPDS)/tissue equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) locker on the space shuttle during the STS-57 mission. Due to placement, the shielding and radiation environment of the APD`s were nearly the same and the dosimeters distributed in the two boxes can be considered equally exposed. The dosimeter types included plastic nuclear track detectors (PNTD`s), thermoluminescent detectors (TLD), nuclear emulsions, and thermal/resonance neutron detectors (TRND`s). The USF dosimeters included PNTD`s, TLD`s, and TRND`s, while the Russian dosimeters included PNTD`s, TLD`s, and nuclear emulsions.
Research Organization:
San Francisco Univ., CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
64245
Report Number(s):
N--95-25911; NASA-CR--197694; NAS--1.26:197694
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English