Effects of target fragmentation on evaluation of LET spectra from space radiations: Implications for space radiation protection studies

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 923-934

  Cucinotta, F A ^a   Wilson, J W ^a   Shinn, J L ^a   Badavi, F F ^b   Badhwar, G D ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COSMIC RAYS; NUCLEAR RADIATION SPECTROSCOPY; PROTONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

INTERPLANETARY EXPOSURES; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER SPECTRA; SECONDARY NUCLEI; TARGET FRAGMENTATION;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ALUMINUM; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICS; MICROCLIMATE; NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NEUTRON; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030273829     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(96)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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