Dosimeter Design Program

: The purpose of this research project was to explore the various aspects of dosimeter development with a particular focus on nanosatellites. The team at the University of New Mexico's COSMIAC Center created a series of two different dosimeters for space flight. The first dosimeter was for low earth orbit and as such, didn't require radiation hardened electronics. The second dosimeter was created to fly in a much higher environment so it was designed to operate with radiation hardened electronics. The developed dosimeter system is called the Radiation Hazard Assessment System (RHAS). The RHAS was developed to monitor the radiation environment in a geosynchronous satellite.