[ RadSafe ] Gamma measurements in planes

[Colette Tremblay]

Did you travel on Dec 13? There was a solar flare on that day. See:
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/

Could it have any influence on these radiation measurements?


-- 
Colette Tremblay
Agente de radioprotection
Université Laval
Pavillon Ernest-Lemieux, bureau 2527
Québec QC Canada  G1K 7P4
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Le 18/12/06 10:24, « Ellars, Charles » <Charles.Ellars at qsa-global.com> a
écrit :

> On a recent trip to FL from Boston, my RadEyeG measured 0.01 mr/hr on
> the ground and 0.40 mr/hr at 35Kft during the day.  On the return flight
> the next night it measured 0.01 on the ground and 0.30 mr/hr.  These are
> completely unscientific since I probably changed locations relative to
> DU ballast if any.  Also, I don't know what energies were involved and
> therefore can't correlate the response of the RadEyeG.  Still it was
> interesting.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
> Behalf Of Olsson Mattias :MSO
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 1:14 PM
> To: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Gamma measurements in planes
> 
> There has been some writing about dose rate measurements in planes. I
> seem to recall that DU can be used as ballast in planes. Even though not
> exceptionally active, I suppose that could affect measurements somewhat
> inside a plane!
> 
> Mattias Olsson
> PhD, Nuclear chemistry
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