The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) is an instrument mounted on the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover. It was the first of ten instruments...
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the DRT. The role of the Radiation assessment detector (RAD) instrument is to characterize the broad spectrum of radiation environment found inside the...
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cosmic radiation. During Curiosity's mission to Mars, a Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) was used to measure radiation exposure. The radiation exposure...
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Co-Investigator and team lead for Education and Public Outreach for the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory. Currently he serves on...
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instruments, in addition to utilizing one of the rover instruments — Radiation assessment detector (RAD) — during the spaceflight transit to Mars. MSL EDL Instrument...
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(MER + MSL + M20+TW1) Pancam (MER) Rock Abrasion Tool (MER) Radiation assessment detector (MSL) Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (MSL) Sample Analysis...
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A motion detector is an electrical device that utilizes a sensor to detect nearby motion (motion detection). Such a device is often integrated as a component...
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A smoke detector is a device that senses smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Smoke detectors/Alarms are usually housed in plastic enclosures, typically...
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Life on Mars (section Cosmic radiation)
years, depending on the type of rock. Data collected by the Radiation assessment detector (RAD) instrument on board the Curiosity rover revealed that...
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Ionizing radiation (US, ionising radiation in the UK), including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have...
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symbol rad, a unit of angle Rad (radiation unit), a unit of absorbed radiation dose Radiation assessment detector, a scientific instrument on board the...
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great radiation risk based on energetic particle radiation measured by the radiation assessment detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory while traveling...
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the public. Instruments used for radiation measurement include the Geiger–Müller tube and the Scintillation detector. The former is usually more compact...
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facilities". Uni Kiel. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023. "SwRI Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) Homepage". Southwest Research Institute. Retrieved 19...
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Thermography (redirect from IR detector)
short descriptions of redirect targets Infrared detector – detector that reacts to infrared (IR) radiationPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback...
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Dosimetry (redirect from Radiation Monitoring Equipment)
Radiation dosimetry in the fields of health physics and radiation protection is the measurement, calculation and assessment of the ionizing radiation...
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Neutron detection (redirect from Neutron detector)
using scintillating glass fiber detectors for the detection of plutonium in the Illicit Trafficking Radiation Assessment Program". Journal of Radioanalytical...
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An evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD) is a destructive chromatography detector, used in conjunction with high-performance liquid chromatography...
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CT scan (redirect from Multi-detector CT)
made. This is helpful in preoperative assessment of a surgical procedure. For 2D projections used in radiation therapy for quality assurance and planning...
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Composition of Mars (redirect from Mars Surface Compound Detector)
possible biomolecules. The actual absorbed dose measured by the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) is 76 mGy/yr at the surface. Based on these measurements...
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Health threat from cosmic rays (redirect from Space radiation)
may involve a great radiation risk based on the amount of energetic particle radiation detected by the radiation assessment detector (RAD) on the Mars Science...
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Gamma ray (redirect from Gamma radiation)
A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic...
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radiation protection and dosimetry assessment the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) and International Commission on Radiation Units...
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Cosmic ray (redirect from Cosmic-ray detector)
Machine TRACER (cosmic ray detector) Central nervous system effects from radiation exposure during spaceflight – Space radiation effects on the brain Cosmic...
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Health physics (redirect from Radiation Health Physics)
(shielding, holdup, etc.) Environmental assessment, radiation monitoring and radon evaluation Operational radiation protection/health physics Particle accelerator...
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Flat-panel detectors are a class of solid-state x-ray digital radiography devices similar in principle to the image sensors used in digital photography...
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spacecraft, and at Mars with the Mars Science Laboratory rover's Radiation assessment detector and the MAVEN orbiter, as well as in the outer solar system...
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X-ray (redirect from Roentgen radiation)
X-rays (X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. In many languages, it is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German...
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radioresistant microbe cells. The actual absorbed dose measured by the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) is 76 mGy/yr at the surface. Based on these measurements...
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Radioactive contamination (redirect from Radiation contamination)
and is measured in situ by a radiation detector. The filter is a slowly moving strip and is measured by a radiation detector. These are commonly called...
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