UV-measurements using a high altiutde balloon

[MrPoison]

Dear all,,
I'm a high-school teacher in Switzerland. Every year the students have to perform small scientific projects. Last year we had two successfull launchs (and recoveries !!) of a stratospheric research balloon with several sensors on board.
This year we would to perform experiments with UV-B-radiation in the ozone-layer (the balloon is able to reach 40km, even with the restrictions we have here in Switzerland concerning usage of hydrogen).

Has anybody here experiences with UV-sensors? The problem is, that most of the available sensors produces as a signal only the UV-index.
I doubt, that I'll be able to detect the movement of the balloon through the ozone layer using this approach.

Best regards


MrPoison

[tvjon]

"Has anybody here experiences with UV-sensors?"

I haven't I'm afraid, but does your payload include a PI-noir camera? (actually do you have a web site with info' on your launches?)

Does this

http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/10/1649/pdf

help at all?

[bensimmo]

"Has anybody here experiences with UV-sensors?"

I haven't I'm afraid, but does your payload include a PI-noir camera? (actually do you have a web site with info' on your launches?)

Does this

http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/10/1649/pdf

help at all?

this is the important tidbit (for anyone else following)

. In particular,
we developed a UV camera system, based on Raspberry Pi camera boards, and demonstrated its utility
for UV imaging applications down to 310 nm, via a case study involving remote sensing of sulphur
dioxide (SO2) emissions from a power station smokestack

So that means only the UVA/NUV region (315-400/300-400 nm)
UVB is 280-315 nm