title: A new thermoluminescent dosimeter system for space research.
abstract: A small, portable, vibration and shock resistant thermoluminescent dosimeter system was developed to measure cosmic radiation dose on board a spacecraft. The system consists of a small battery-operated reader and a special bulb dosimeter. Doses from 10 microGy up to 100 mGy can be measured. The electrical power consumption of the reader is about 5 W, its volume is about 1 dm3 and its mass is about 1 kg. Details are given for the construction and technical parameters of the dosimeter and reader.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Feher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deme
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vagvolgyi
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Csoke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ranky
authors.lastname: Akatov YuA
mesh_terms: D002133:Calcium Sulfate; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D004867:Equipment Design; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013932:Thulium
chemical_list: D013932:Thulium; D002133:Calcium Sulfate