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ABSTRACT
This lecture will present motivation for the need to detect and monitor radiation environment in space, methodology of detection as well as brief history of radiation detectors used in space. The lecture will concentrate on the space radiation observation using semiconductor detectors of the Timepix family, overview of such detectors developed at IEAP CTU and their application in space. These missions include deployment on ISS, Lunar Gateway and most recently for in-situ resources exploration of planetary bodies like Moon and Mars, where IEAP CTU is developing neutron spectrometers to be used for mapping of subsurface water deposits.
BIO
Dr. Robert Filgas got his PhD from the Technical University of Munich working at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. He is the Head of the Department of Experimental Physics at the Institute of Experimental and Applies Physics, Czech Technical University. He is responsible for space projects at the Institute – development of radiation monitoring detectors for space, development of neutron spectrometers for lunar exploration missions and analysis of radiation data for space weather models, radiation hazard assessments, maps of subsurface water deposits, etc.
