The radiation environment over the African continent at aviation altitudes: First results of the RPiRENA-based dosimeter [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.15452


The radiation environment over the African continent, at aviation altitudes, remains mostly uncharacterized and unregulated. In this paper we present initial measurements made by a newly developed active dosimeter on-board long-haul flights between South Africa and Germany. Based on these initial tests, we believe that this low-cost and open-source dosimeter is suitable for continued operation over the Africa continent and can provide valuable long-term measurements to test dosimteric models and inform aviation policy

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M. Mosotho, R. Strauss, S. S.Bottcher, et. al.
Wed, 29 Mar 23
68/73

Comments: Accepted to appear in Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate