Impact of rocket propulsion technology on the radiation risk in missions to Mars

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-218

  Durante, M ^a,b   Bruno, C ^c  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEAVY IONS; PROPULSION; ROCKETS;

DURATION TIME; HUMAN MISSION; LATE EFFECTS; NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION; PLANET SURFACE; RADIATION RISK; ROCKET PROPULSION; TRANSIT TIME;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 77958482185     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2010-00035-6     Document Type: Article

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