R3D-B, RADIATION RISK RADIOMETER-DOSIMETER ON BIOPAN (FOTON) AND EXPOSE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS)

摘要

The radiation risk radiometer-dosimeter R3D is designed to measure the radiation climate during the long-term life science experiment SPORES on the ISS. In October 2002 the device will be tested under space conditions on the Biopan facility of the Foton satellite. During the whole BIOPAN-4 campaign the solar and ionizing conditions will be monitored by this newly developed measurement device. The R3D is based on two existing prototypes: first the ELDONET system (developed for the European light dosimeter network) used for terrestrial monitoring of solar radiation (UV-A, UV-B and photosynthetically active radiation) and second the measurement of ionizing radiation in space by the Liulin instrument on the MIR space station.