Monte Carlo analysis of pion contribution to absorbed dose from Galactic cosmic rays

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 267, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1115-1124

  Aghara, S K ^a   Blattnig, S R ^b   Norbury, J W ^b   Singleterry, R C ^b  

^a Texas A M University System   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; GCR; Heavy ions; Mesons; Monte Carlo; Neutron flux; Photon flux; Pions; Space; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; GCR; MESONS; MONTE CARLO; PHOTON FLUX; PIONS; SPACE; SPACE RADIATION;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; GALAXIES; HEAVY IONS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOSFET DEVICES; NASA; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRON FLUX; PHOTONS; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPACE STATIONS; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 64349089748     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2009.01.136     Document Type: Article

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