CONCORD: comparison of cosmic radiation detectors in the radiation field at aviation altitudes
| Autor: | Michael Wirtz, Matthias M. Meier, Jan Kubancak, Nicole Santen, Daniel Matthiä, Ondrej Ploc, Iva Ambrozova, François Trompier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt [Köln] (DLR), Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Nuclear Physics Institute [Prague], Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS), Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering [Prague] (FJFI CTU), Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Atmospheric Science
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Meteorology Aviation Cosmic ray lcsh:QC851-999 Space weather 01 natural sciences 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Strahlenbiologie 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine media_common.cataloged_instance European union 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common [PHYS]Physics [physics] Effective dose business.industry Radiation field Detector Ambient dose equivalent Comparison of radiation detectors Space and Planetary Science Radiation exposure of aircrew Measuring instrument Environmental science lcsh:Meteorology. Climatology Aircrew business Galactic cosmic radiation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, Vol 6, p A24 (2016) Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, 2016, 6, ⟨10.1051/swsc/2016017⟩ |
| ISSN: | 2115-7251 |
| Popis: | Space weather can strongly affect the complex radiation field at aviation altitudes. The assessment of the corresponding radiation exposure of aircrew and passengers has been a challenging task as well as a legal obligation in the European Union for many years. The response of several radiation measuring instruments operated by different European research groups during joint measuring flights was investigated in the framework of the CONCORD (COmparisoN of COsmic Radiation Detectors) campaign in the radiation field at aviation altitudes. This cooperation offered the opportunity to measure under the same space weather conditions and contributed to an independent quality control among the participating groups. The CONCORD flight campaign was performed with the twin-jet research aircraft Dassault Falcon 20E operated by the flight facility Oberpfaffenhofen of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, DLR). Dose rates were measured at four positions in the atmosphere in European airspace for about one hour at each position in order to obtain acceptable counting statistics. The analysis of the space weather situation during the measuring flights demonstrates that short-term solar activity did not affect the results which show a very good agreement between the readings of the instruments of the different institutes. © 2016 M. Meier et al. |
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