COCORAD AND TECHDOSE COSMIC RADIATION EXPERIMENTS ON BOARD BEXUS STRATOSPHERIC RESEARCH BALLOONS

摘要

Due to significant spatial and temporal changes in the cosmic radiation field, radiation measurements with advanced dosimetric instruments on board spacecrafts, aircrafts and balloons are very important. The main scientific goal of our experiments was to measure the effects of the cosmic radiation mainly from dosimetric point of view at lower altitudes where measurements with orbiting spacecrafts are not possible. The main technical goal was to develop a balloon technology platform for advanced cosmic radiation and dosimetric measurements.