Solid state microdosimetry with heavy ions for space applications

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2264-2271

  Wroe, A ^a,b   Rosenfeld, A ^a,b   Reinhard, M ^a,c   Pisacane, V ^d   Ziegler, J ^d   Nelson, M ^d   Cucinotta, F ^f   Zaider, M ^e   Dicello, J ^d  

^a IEEE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^e NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy ions; Microdosimetry; Space

Indexed keywords

MICRODOSIMETRY; SPACE MISSIONS;

DOSIMETRY; NASA; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 37249013911     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.910037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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