Title :
RADFET utilization for spacecraft dosimetry
Author :
Kimoto, Yugo ; Jaksic, Aleksandar
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Space Technol. & Aeronaut., Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the total dose effect measurement systems mounted aboard the MDS-1 satellite, in particular the dosimetric system utilizing RADFET devices. Ground calibration results and initial flight data are presented.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; dosimetry; radiation monitoring; silicon radiation detectors; solid scintillation detectors; MDS-1 satellite; RADFET utilization; ground calibration results; initial flight data; spacecraft dosimetry; total dose effect measurement systems; Calibration; Dosimetry; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Satellites; Space shuttles; Space stations; Space technology; Space vehicles; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics, 2004. 24th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8166-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICMEL.2004.1314914