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OBJECT TYPE: DIRECT READING
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0966.001

MANUFACTURER: Thomson & Nielsen Electronics Ltd.
MODEL: MIR/ FS-1/MOS-K-2
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 310
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 DELRIN (ACETAL) HOUSING; SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPONENTS ON CIRCUIT BOARDS/ NB: PRESUMABLY.1 CONTAINS 6 SILVER OXIDE BATTERIES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 5.3 cm
Height: 2.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Thomson Nielsen
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED 1993.11.28 TO 1994.02.27 ABOARD MIR SPACE STATION
Canada: THOMSON & NIELSEN ELECTRONICS LTD. WAS EST'D IN 1984. THE COMPANY IS KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY FOR ITS RADIATION DETECTION & MONITORING EQ. TN DOSIMETERS FLEW ALONG WITH RUSSIAN RADIATION DETECTORS ON SPACE STATION MIR FOR 3, 6 & 15 MONTHS. THE UNITS WERE DEVELOPED & MFD. IN OTTAWA & CONTAIN SEMI-CONDUCTOR CHIPS MFD. AT CARLETON UNIVERSITY.
Function: TO MEASURE RADIATION LEVELS, SPECIFICALLY ON SPACECRAFT
Technical: TN DOSIMETER TECHNOLOGY UNIQUE (1993-94) BECAUSE IT COULD PROVIDE DIRECT READINGS OF RADIATION LEVELS. THIS UNIT USED TO MEASURE RADIATION LEVELS IN MIR CREW'S SLEEPING QUARTERS: LEVELS FOUND TO BE 3X THE AMOUNT ACCEPTABLE FOR AN ATOMIC RADIATION PLANT WORKER TO BE EXPOSED TO IN 1 YEAR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .CASING STAMPED 'FS-1/MOS-K-2'; PAPER LABEL ON CASING READS: 'PASSIVE DOSIMETER/ MOS DETECTOR/ FS-1/ MOS-K-2/ 1992/ THIS SIDE FACES/ SPACECRAFT INTERIOR/ MANUFACTURED BY:/ [LOGO]/ Thomson and Nielsen Ltd./ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada'/ PT CASE BEARS LABEL: '[TN LOGO]/ 1050 Baxter Road/ Ottawa, Ontario Canada/ K2C 3P1/ TEL: (613) 596-4563/ FAX: (613) 596-5243/ THOMSON & NIELSEN ELECTRONICS LTD.'
Missing: NONE APPARENT
Finish: WHITE OPAQUE SYNTHETIC HOUSING. CIRCUIT BOARD. INSIDE IS GREEN/ TRANSPARENT CASE PT HAS BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED EXTERIOR; GREY EGG-CRATE STYLE FOAM LINING
Decoration: N/A

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Thomson & Nielsen Electronics Ltd., Dosimeter, 1992, Artifact no. 1995.0966, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0966.001/

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