Title :
A silicon diode based detector for radiation measurement in high altitude natural environment
Author :
Pantel, Denis ; Vaille, J.-R. ; Wrobel, F. ; Dilillo, L. ; Galliere, Jean-Marc ; Autran, Jean-Luc ; Cocquerez, P. ; Chadoutaud, Pierre ; Saigne, F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
Abstract :
We report neutron beams and stratospheric balloon flights for which we developed a silicon detector. The results from different neutron beams are shown to be in good agreement with simulation performed with the MC-ORACLE code. The stratospheric balloon flights used to obtain data on the atmospheric radiation environment shows that experimental results are dependant to the altitude variations.
Keywords :
atmospheric radiation; atmospheric techniques; balloons; neutron beams; radiation detection; silicon radiation detectors; stratosphere; MC-ORACLE code; atmospheric radiation environment; natural environment; neutron beams; radiation measurement; silicon diode based detector; stratospheric balloon flight; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Detectors; Microcontrollers; Neutrons; Particle beams; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Real Time Conference (RT), 2012 18th IEEE-NPSS
Conference_Location :
Berkeley, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1082-6
DOI :
10.1109/RTC.2012.6418104
