MEASUREMENT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF SECONDARY RADIATION ONBOARD INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BY MEANS OF PASSIVE DETECTORS

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Nov 1;181(4):412-417. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncy043.

Abstract

The evaluation of different components of secondary radiation (charged fragments and neutrons) onboard ISS is described. Solid-state nuclear track detectors CR-39™ were applied for the measurements of short-range nuclear fragments, while the measurements of neutrons were carried out by means of thermo-luminescent dosimeters with various concentrations of 6Li and 7Li. The flux of charged secondaries and the gamma-equivalent neutron dose are presented in function of the low-LET dose in various modules of the Russian segment of ISS.

MeSH terms

  • Astronauts*
  • Cosmic Radiation*
  • Humans
  • Neutrons
  • Occupational Exposure / analysis*
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Monitoring / instrumentation*
  • Radiometry
  • Spacecraft*
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry