Effects of Target Fragmentation on Evaluation of LET Spectra From Space Radiation in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Environment: Impact on SEU Predictions

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2017-2025

  Shinn, J L ^a   Cucinotta, F A ^b   Wilson, J W ^b   Badhwar, G D ^c   O'Neill, P M ^b   Badavi, F F ^d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA Johnson Space Center ^*

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); LOW EARTH ORBIT; SINGLE EVENT UPSET (SEU) RATE; TARGET FRAGMENTATION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALUMINUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MANNED; NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; SHORT DURATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STS-51 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-56 SHUTTLE PROJECT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS-51 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-56 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

ALUMINUM; COSMIC RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0029418613     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.489248     Document Type: Article

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