Speaker
Mr
Reto Muff
(RUAG Space)
Description
Precise monitoring of the highly dynamic space radiation environment around Earth is crucial for spacecraft safety, as well as support of radiation belt and solar particle flux models. The ESA sponsored SREM is measuring the Earth's radiation belts, solar particle flux and cosmic ray background since more than one decade onboard six different spacecrafts. Recently, the development of the successor of SREM, the Next Generation Radiation Monitor (NGRM), has started within a European consortium led by RUAG Space, together with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), ONERA, EREMS and IDEAS. NGRM will measure protons from 2 MeV up to 200 MeV, electrons from 100 keV up to 7MeV, as well as LET spectrum of ions. Compared to SREM, NGRM will provide a much better energy resolution, while being smaller, lighter and consuming less power. During this presentation, the status of the NGRM development will be presented.
Primary author
Mr
Reto Muff
(RUAG Space)
Co-authors
Mr
Frederic Chastellein
(RUAG Space)
Mr
Laurent Desorgher Desorgher
(Paul Scherrer Institut)
Dr
Wojtek Hajdas
(PSI)
