Fiber Dosimeter

Image of EVA-SOFPADS (Left) and IVA-SOFPADS (Right) taken at JAXA during samples handover

Image Credit: JAXA

jsc2020e040980 (11/2/2018) --- Image of EVA-SOFPADS (Left) and IVA-SOFPADS (Right) taken at JAXA during samples handover. The objective of the Smart Optical Fibers for Passive Dosimetry in Space (SOFPADS), or Fiber Dosimeter, investigation is to evaluate the use of fabricated optical fibers as space radiation passive dosimeters to monitor the radiation environment inside and outside of the International Space Station (ISS). Image Credit: JAXA

Photographer JAXA