RAD: The Space Shuttle Radiation Environment And Its Effect on High Sensitivity Film
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چکیده
The "RAD" (Radiation Assay Device) SEM experiment consists of two parts: a set of passive radiation dosimeters and several rolls of high speed color photographic film. The experimental package was flown on two separate high inclination shuttle missions, STS-85 (57) and STS-91 (51). The goal was to accurately measure the amount and type of radiation exposure to a typical payload in low earth orbit and to evaluate the possible effect on commercial sensitized photographic products that might be used in a small shuttle payload for research documentation.
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