Approach and issues relating to shield material design to protect astronauts from space radiation

Materials and Design

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 541-554

  Wilson, J W ^a   Cucinotta, F A ^b   Miller, J ^c   Shinn, J L ^a   Thibeault, S A ^a   Singleterry, R C ^a   Simonsen, L C ^a   Kim, M H ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astronauts; Galactic cosmic rays; Shielding

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COSMIC RAYS; HEAVY IONS; SOLAR RADIATION;

GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS (GCR);

PRODUCT DESIGN;

PROTECTION;

EID: 0035480312     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3069(01)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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