Precise LEO space radiation monitoring using the Space RadMon-NG payload

Title

Precise LEO space radiation monitoring using the Space RadMon-NG payload

 Author

Dijks, Jasper (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering; CERN)

Contributor

Menicucci, A. (mentor) ORCID 0000-0002-7064-6275
Danzeca, Salvatore (graduation committee)

Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Aerospace Engineering

 Project

Space RadMon

 Date

2023-02-24

 Abstract

Space radiation monitoring plays an important role in space system engineering. The radiation environment in space has a significant effect on the design considerations of spacecraft. During this thesis performed at CERN, there was research conducted on the Space RadMon-NG payload. The payload is designed as radiation monitor for CubeSats, containing mostly Commercial Off The Shelf components. The payload is able to measure Total Ionizing Dose using the Floating Gate Dosimeter and it is also able to measure the High Energy Hadron Fluence using a commercial SRAM device. The payload was system-level tested in CHARM for its operational and sensor performance. The Floating Gate Dosimeter was temperature characterized for the space environment. Payload data from a previous version of the Space RadMon payload on a mission called CELESTA, were also analyzed.

 Subject

CELESTA
Commercial Off The Shelf
CubeSat Payload
Floating Gate Dosimeter
High Energy Hadrons
Space Radiation Monitoring
Space RadMon-NG

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Student theses

 Document type

master thesis

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