title: Laboratory facilities and recommendations for the characterization of biological ultraviolet dosimeters.
abstract: A laboratory facility for characterizing biological dosimeters for the measurement of UV radiation has been built and tested. The facility is based on a solar simulator, stabilized by photofeedback, and monitored by a spectroradiometer, with a versatile filter arrangement. This enables the following characteristics of the dosimeters to be ascertained: spectral response, linearity, and reciprocity; angular acceptance and response; calibration in simulated sunlight. The system has been tested on a variety of dosimeters and has the potential to be used with other radiometers, subject currently to the size of their active surface.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Aéronomie Spatiale de Belgique, Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bolsée
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gillotay
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dörschel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knuschke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krins
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authors.lastname: Terenetskaya