The cosmic ray actinide charge spectrum derived from a 10 m2 array of solid state nuclear track detectors in Earth orbit

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 34, Issue 1-6, 2001, Pages 273-276

  Donnelly, J ^a   Thompson, A ^a   O'Sullivan, D ^a   Drury, L O'C ^a   Wenzel, K P ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actinide; Cosmic ray; Solid state nuclear track detector; Ultra heavy

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; HEAVY IONS; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

SOLID STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (SSNTD);

ACTINIDES;

ACTINIDE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER;

CALIBRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMIC RADIATION; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; UNMANNED;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LDEF PROJECT; LONG DURATION; UNMANNED;

ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RADIATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; POLYMERS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0034742325     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(01)00166-4     Document Type: Article

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