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Alexander Mishev, Alexandros Binios, Esa Turunen, Ari-Pekka Leppänen, Nicholas Larsen, Eija Tanskanen, Ilya Usoskin, Jouni Envall, Toivo Iinatti, Pasi Lakkala, Measurements of natural radiation with an MDU Liulin type device at ground and in the atmosphere at various conditions in the Arctic region, Radiation Measurements, Volume 154, 2022, 106757, ISSN 1350-4487, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106757

Measurements of natural radiation with an MDU Liulin type device at ground and in the atmosphere at various conditions in the Arctic region

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Author: Mishev, Alexander1,2; Binios, Alexandros1; Turunen, Esa1;
Organizations: 1Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu, Finland
2Space Physics and Astronomy Research Unit, University of Oulu, Finland
3Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority - STUK, Rovaniemi, Finland
Format: article
Version: published version
Access: open
Online Access: PDF Full Text (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Persistent link: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022050332327
Language: English
Published: Elsevier, 2022
Publish Date: 2022-05-03
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Abstract

Measurements of the natural radiation background with different devices and at various conditions are important from a methodological point of view in order to compare and eventually inter-calibrate different experimental sets, also to provide a reliable basis for improving the existing models for assessment of the environmental radiation in the Earth’s atmosphere. Here, we report results from methodological measurements with a small portable device, namely mobile dosimetry unit (MDU)-1 Liulin, performed in different conditions in the Arctic region, including the altitude profile of the atmospheric radiation obtained during the flight of the HEMERA-2 zero-pressure balloon. A comparison with a calibrated device is also performed. It was demonstrated that the MDU-1 Liulin can provide reliable measurements of the radiation background in the Arctic atmosphere during a zero-pressure balloon flight.

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Series: Radiation measurements
ISSN: 1350-4487
ISSN-E: 1879-0925
ISSN-L: 1350-4487
Volume: 154
Article number: 106757
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106757
OADOI: https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106757
Type of Publication: A1 Journal article – refereed
Field of Science: 115 Astronomy and space science
Subjects:
Exposure to radiation
Galactic cosmic rays
Precipitating particles
Scientific balloon flight
Stratosphere and troposphere
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Funding: The HEMERA balloon program is supported under Horizon 2020 framework Program of the European Union under the grant 730970. This work was supported by the Academy of Finland (projects 330064 QUASARE, 321882 ESPERA).
Academy of Finland Grant Number: 330064
321882
Detailed Information: 330064 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
321882 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
Copyright information: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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