Comparison of graphite, aluminum, and TransHab shielding material characteristics in a high-energy neutron field

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 545-549

  Badhwar, G D ^a   Huff, H ^b   Wilkins, R ^b   Thibeault, Sheila ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation protection; Shielding materials; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; DOSIMETERS; GRAPHITE; NEUTRONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELDING;

SPACE RADIATION;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

ALUMINUM; GRAPHITE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROCLIMATE; NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

ALUMINUM; COSMIC RADIATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAPHITE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MATERIALS TESTING; NEUTRONS; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0036882608     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(01)00271-2     Document Type: Article

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