Comparison of the transport codes HZETRN, HETC and FLUKA for galactic cosmic rays

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1089-1105

  Heinbockel, John H ^a   Slaba, Tony C ^a   Tripathi, Ram K ^b   Blattnig, Steve R ^b   Norbury, John W ^b   Badavi, Francis F ^c   Townsend, Lawrence W ^d   Handler, Thomas ^e   Gabriel, Tony A ^f   Pinsky, Lawrence S ^g   Reddell, Brandon ^g   Aumann, Aric R ^h  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f Scientific Investigation and Development   (United States)

^g University of Houston   (United States)

^h ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactic cosmic ray; Space radiation; Transport codes

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COSMOLOGY; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

COMPARISON STUDY; DETERMINISTIC TRANSPORT; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; MONTE CARLO TRANSPORT CODE; SOLAR PARTICLE EVENTS; SPACE RADIATIONS; TRANSPORT CODES; VERIFICATION-AND-VALIDATION;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 79951854695     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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