Space, atmospheric, and terrestrial radiation environments

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50 III, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 466-482

  Barth, J L ^a   Dyer, C S ^b   Stassinopoulos, E G ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ELECTRONS; HEAVY IONS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTRONICS; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY; RADIATION ENVIRONMENT; SPACE RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS; TERRESTRIAL RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0038721753     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.813131     Document Type: Article

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