HZE dosimetry in space using plastic track detectors

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 573-578

  Kopp, J ^a   Beaujean, R ^a   Reitz, G ^b   Enge, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETRY; PARTICLE DETECTORS; POLYCARBONATES; RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING; SPACE FLIGHT;

CELLULOSE NITRATE; LEXAN POLYCARBONATE; MULTI THRESHOLD METHOD; PLASTIC TRACK DETECTORS; SPACE DOSIMETRY;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

HEAVY ION; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER; PYROXYLIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MICROCLIMATE; MIR PROJECT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SHORT DURATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; STS-76 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-81 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-84 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MIR PROJECT; SHORT DURATION; STS-76 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-81 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-84 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

COLLODION; COSMIC RADIATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; POLYMERS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0032590655     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00120-1     Document Type: Article

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