Bubble detector characterization for space radiation

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 56, Issue 9-12, 2005, Pages 949-960

  Green, A R ^a   Andrews, H R ^b   Bennett, L G I ^a   Clifford, E T H ^b   Ing, H ^b   Jonkmans, G ^b   Lewis, B J ^a   Noulty, R A ^b   Ough, E A ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Bubble Technology Industries   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE STATIONS;

GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS (GCR); LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET); SPACE RADIATION; TISSUE EQUIVALENT PROPORTIONAL COUNTER (TEPC);

RADIATION DETECTORS;

HEAVY ION; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LONG DURATION; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MANNED; MICROCLIMATE; MIR PROJECT; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPACE FLIGHT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MIR PROJECT;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 16344389568     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2005.01.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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