LET distributions from CR-39 plates on Space Shuttle missions STS-84 and STS-91 and a comparison of the results of the CR-39 plates with those of RRMD-II and RRMD-III telescopes

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-126

  Tawara, H ^a   Doke, T ^b   Hayashi, T ^b   Kikuchi, J ^b   Kyan, A ^c   Nagaoka, S ^d   Nakano, T ^d   Takahashi, S ^d   Terasawa, K ^b   Yoshihira, E ^b  

^a HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROTONS; SPACE SHUTTLES;

LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

CR 39; HEAVY ION; HELIUM; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MANNED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SHORT DURATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STS-84 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-91 SHUTTLE PROJECT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS-84 SHUTTLE PROJECT; STS-91 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

COSMIC RADIATION; HEAVY IONS; HELIUM; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0036008113     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(01)00282-7     Document Type: Article

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