Optimization study of electron-bremsstrahlung shielding for manned spacecraft

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 158-161

  Barnea, Gideon ^a   Berger, Martin J ^a   Seltzer, Stephen M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS - MONTE CARLO METHODS; SATELLITES - RADIATION SHIELDING;

ELECTRON-BREMSSTRAHLUNG SHIELDING;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0023310687     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.25889     Document Type: Article

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