Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments
International audience Because of the geomagnetic field shape, the polar regions are the most exposed to secondary particles and radiation produced by primary cosmic rays in the atmosphere. At present, only few experimental measurements of environmental dose are reported in literature at high southe...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-02885852v1 2023-05-15T14:02:29+02:00 Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments Zanini, Alba Vernetto, Silvia Ciancio, Vicente Di Giovan, Gustavo Morfino, Paolo Liberatore, Alessandro Giannini, Gianrossano Hubert, Guillaume Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino (INFN, Sezione di Torino) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino (OATo) Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) Universidad Nacional de la Plata Argentine (UNLP) Dipartimento di Fisica Torino Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin (UNITO) Università degli studi di Trieste = University of Trieste Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste (INFN, Sezione di Trieste) ONERA / DPHY, Université de Toulouse Toulouse ONERA-PRES Université de Toulouse 2019-11 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02885852 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993 hal-02885852 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02885852 doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993 ISSN: 0265-931X EISSN: 1879-1700 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02885852 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Elsevier, 2019, 208-209, pp.105993. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993⟩ Antartic Cosmic rays Dosimetry High latitudes Liulin [SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics] [PHYS]Physics [physics] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2019 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993 2022-11-16T00:55:34Z International audience Because of the geomagnetic field shape, the polar regions are the most exposed to secondary particles and radiation produced by primary cosmic rays in the atmosphere. At present, only few experimental measurements of environmental dose are reported in literature at high southern latitudes. A three year campaign has been carried out in two different locations, Ushuaia (Argentina, 54.80∘ S, 68.30∘ W) and Marambio (Antarctica, 64.24∘ S, 56.63∘ W), using a Liulin type detector, allowing to measure the total environmental radiation flux and dose. The Liulin type instrument, measuring the energy deposition in a silicon detector, is especially suitable to evaluate the dose, separating the low and high LET (Linear Energy Transfer) components. The instrument was installed at the GAW Station in Ushuaia and inside the LAMBI Laboratory at the Marambio Antarctic base. In December 2017 preliminary measurements have been carried out at the French-Italian base Dome C, at 3233 m a.s.l., with a Liulin-AR, a new version of Liulin spectrometer, specifically built for this application by the Space Research and Technology Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In this paper the environmental dose values obtained in the different southern high latitude locations are compared and discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica antartic* Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Antarctic Argentina Lambi ENVELOPE(-6.700,-6.700,62.140,62.140) Marambio ENVELOPE(-56.750,-56.750,-64.283,-64.283) Ushuaia ENVELOPE(-40.000,-40.000,-82.167,-82.167) Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 208-209 105993 |
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Antartic Cosmic rays Dosimetry High latitudes Liulin [SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics] [PHYS]Physics [physics] Zanini, Alba Vernetto, Silvia Ciancio, Vicente Di Giovan, Gustavo Morfino, Paolo Liberatore, Alessandro Giannini, Gianrossano Hubert, Guillaume Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments |
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International audience Because of the geomagnetic field shape, the polar regions are the most exposed to secondary particles and radiation produced by primary cosmic rays in the atmosphere. At present, only few experimental measurements of environmental dose are reported in literature at high southern latitudes. A three year campaign has been carried out in two different locations, Ushuaia (Argentina, 54.80∘ S, 68.30∘ W) and Marambio (Antarctica, 64.24∘ S, 56.63∘ W), using a Liulin type detector, allowing to measure the total environmental radiation flux and dose. The Liulin type instrument, measuring the energy deposition in a silicon detector, is especially suitable to evaluate the dose, separating the low and high LET (Linear Energy Transfer) components. The instrument was installed at the GAW Station in Ushuaia and inside the LAMBI Laboratory at the Marambio Antarctic base. In December 2017 preliminary measurements have been carried out at the French-Italian base Dome C, at 3233 m a.s.l., with a Liulin-AR, a new version of Liulin spectrometer, specifically built for this application by the Space Research and Technology Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In this paper the environmental dose values obtained in the different southern high latitude locations are compared and discussed. |
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino (INFN, Sezione di Torino) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino (OATo) Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) Universidad Nacional de la Plata Argentine (UNLP) Dipartimento di Fisica Torino Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin (UNITO) Università degli studi di Trieste = University of Trieste Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste (INFN, Sezione di Trieste) ONERA / DPHY, Université de Toulouse Toulouse ONERA-PRES Université de Toulouse |
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Zanini, Alba Vernetto, Silvia Ciancio, Vicente Di Giovan, Gustavo Morfino, Paolo Liberatore, Alessandro Giannini, Gianrossano Hubert, Guillaume |
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Zanini, Alba Vernetto, Silvia Ciancio, Vicente Di Giovan, Gustavo Morfino, Paolo Liberatore, Alessandro Giannini, Gianrossano Hubert, Guillaume |
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Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments |
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Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments |
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Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments |
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Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments |
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Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments |
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environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with liulin type instruments |
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ENVELOPE(-6.700,-6.700,62.140,62.140) ENVELOPE(-56.750,-56.750,-64.283,-64.283) ENVELOPE(-40.000,-40.000,-82.167,-82.167) |
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ISSN: 0265-931X EISSN: 1879-1700 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02885852 Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Elsevier, 2019, 208-209, pp.105993. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993⟩ |
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