The radiation environment observed by Liulin-Photo and R3D-B3 spectrum-dosimeters inside and outside Foton-M3 spacecraft

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-272

  Damasso, Mario ^a   Dachev, Tsvetan ^b   Falzetta, Giuseppe ^c   Giardi, Maria Teresa ^a   Rea, Giuseppina ^a   Zanini, Alba ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SOLAR TERRESTRIAL INFLUENCES LABORATORY   (Bulgaria)

^c SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foton spacecraft; GEANT4 simulations; Low earth orbit space environment; Space radiation dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; DEPOSITED ENERGY; DOSE CONTRIBUTION; EQUIVALENT DOSE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FOTON SPACECRAFT; FREE SPACE; GEANT4 SIMULATIONS; IONIZING PARTICLES; LET RADIATION; LOW EARTH ORBIT SPACE ENVIRONMENT; LOW EARTH ORBITS; MINIMUM PHASE; PARTICLE FLUXES; PARTICLE SPECTRA; RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS; SATELLITE ORBIT; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPACE RADIATION DOSIMETRY; SPACE RADIATIONS; STABLE PHASE;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; JITTER; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; ORBITS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACECRAFT;

EARTH (PLANET);

EID: 67349089074     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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