EURADOS has been strongly involved in the dosimetry of aircraft and spacecraft crews since many years ago. In recent years, the dosimetry of thunderstorm radiation has also become a hot topic. As a support of these activities of WG11 (High Energy Radiation Fields), the Research Center of Cosmic Rays and Radiation Events in the Atmosphere (CRREAT) has received funding from EU funds in Czechia. There are two complementary objectives of the project: (1) To deepen the knowledge about the relation between atmospheric phenomena and ionizing radiation and (2) To clarify phenomena causing variations of the secondary cosmic particles in the atmosphere. The CRREAT project contributes to improvement of space weather models, air transport safety, and global navigation systems reliability.
The webinar will summarize results and methods used by the CRREAT team that performs measurements of the atmospheric radiation and ionization events on satellites, aircraft, stratospheric balloons, unmanned aerial vehicles, monitoring cars, and ground stations.
Agenda
M. Caresana: Welcome and introduction of WG11
O. Ploc: General notes about CRREAT and radiation dosimetry measurements onboard aircraft
I. Ambrožová: Radiation measurements using stratospheric balloons and drones
M. Kákona: Thunderstorm chasing using measuring cars equipped with multiple sensors
J. Šlegl: Gamma Ray Spectrometry of Thunderstorm Radiation Observatory Network (GASTRON) and Long-term burst events at high mountain observatories
M. Sommer: Radiation measurements onboard spacecraft and satellites within the CRREAT project
Marco Caresana graduated in physics at the University of Pavia in 1989. In 1991 he started working at the Department of Nuclear Engineering of the Polytechnic of Milan. His main research activities are in the fields of radiation measurements with...
Senior Researcher at Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS
Ondrej Ploc is deputy director of the project CRREAT and senior researcher at NPI in the group “Mixed radiation fields” focusing on detection and dosimetry of high energy radiation with various applications in research of new atmospheric...
Senior Researcher at Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS
Iva Ambrožová is a senior researcher with almost 20 years of experience in the field of dosimetry and microdosimetry of ionizing radiation in various radiation fields, including exposure and radiation protection onboard spacecraft and aircraft....
Junior Researcher at Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS
Martin Kákona finished his PhD in 2020. He is mainly engaged in the development and research of a semiconductor and scintillation spectrometer of ionizing radiation in mixed radiation fields at mountain observatories, aircraft and spacecraft....
Team member of CRREAT at Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS and PhD student at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague
Jakub Šlegl is NPI expert on gamma spectrometry at high-altitude observatories and Monte Carlo simulations using code PHITS. He focused on the development of ground stations with gamma spectrometers for the detection of atmospheric ionizing...
Team member of CRREAT at Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS and PhD student at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague
Marek Sommer focuses on detection of ionizing radiation. He develops tissue-equivalent detectors for avionic desimetry. He has experience with semiconductor and scintillation detectors used in space and onboard aircraft.