11–13 Jun 2025
ESA/ESTEC
Europe/Amsterdam timezone

The RadMap Telescope on the International Space Station

12 Jun 2025, 09:20
20m
ESCAPE Tennis hall (ESA/ESTEC)

ESCAPE Tennis hall

ESA/ESTEC

Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, Netherlands
Oral presentation Radiation instruments 2

Speaker

Martin J. Losekamm (Technical University of Munich)

Description

The RadMap Telescope is a compact instrument designed to characterize the primary spectrum of cosmic-ray nuclei and the secondary radiation field created by their interaction with the shielding of spacecraft. Its main purpose is to precisely monitor the radiation exposure of astronauts, and it is the first instrument with a compact form factor that can measure both the charge and energy of individual nuclei with energies up to several GeV per nucleon. This capability is enabled by a tracking calorimeter made from scintillating-plastic fibers, which can record the energy-loss profile of particles in three dimensions and with nearly omnidirectional sensitivity. I present the instrument, its capabilities, and first results from operations on the International Space Station in 2023-2024.

Primary author

Martin J. Losekamm (Technical University of Munich)

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