Comment on the use of GOES solar proton data and spectra in solar proton dose calculations

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-335

  Smart, D F ^a   Shea, M A ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; PROTONS; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SOLAR COSMIC RAY SPECTRUM; SOLAR PARTICLE DETECTORS; SOLAR PARTICLE GROUND LEVEL EVENTS; SOLAR PROTON EVENTS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

PROTON;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RADIATION; FORECASTING; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RADIATION; FORECASTING; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0033237358     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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