Miniaturized atmospheric ionization detector

Karen Aplin; Aaron Briggs; Adam Baird; Peter Hastings; R. Giles Harrison; Graeme Marlton

Miniaturized atmospheric ionization detector

Karen Aplin, Aaron Briggs, Adam Baird, Peter Hastings, R. Giles Harrison, Graeme Marlton

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A small scintillator-based detector for atmospheric ionization measurements has been developed, partly in response to a need for better ionization data in the weather-forming regions of the atmosphere and partly with the intention of producing a commercially available device. The device can measure both the count rate and energy of atmospheric ionizing radiation. Here we report results of a test flight over the UK in December 2017 where the detector was flown with two Geiger counters on a meteorological radiosonde. The count rate profile with height was consistent both with the Geigers and with previous work. The energy of incoming ionizing radiation increased substantially with altitude.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2018
Event	International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity - Nara, Japan Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018 Conference number: 16 http://icae2018.saej.jp/

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Conference	International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity
Abbreviated title	ICAE2018
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Nara
Period	17/06/18 → 22/06/18
Internet address	http://icae2018.saej.jp/

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physics.ao-ph

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