An empirical approach to the measurement of the cosmic radiation field at jet aircraft altitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1618-1626

  Green, A R ^a   Bennett, L G I ^a   Lewis, B J ^a   Kitching, F ^a   McCall, M J ^a   Desormeaux, M ^a   Butler, A ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircrew radiation exposure; Cosmic radiation

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); DOSIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRONS; RADIATION COUNTERS; SPECTROMETERS;

AIRCREW RADIATION EXPOSURE; DOSE MEASUREMENT; NEUTRON DETECTION; TISSUE EQUIVALENT PROPORTIONAL COUNTER (TEPC);

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 27844561793     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.061     Document Type: Article

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