The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) investigation

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 170, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 503-558

  Hassler, D M ^a   Zeitlin, C ^a   Wimmer Schweingruber, R F ^b   Bottcher S ^b   Martin, C ^b   Andrews, J ^a   Bohm E ^b   Brinza, D E ^c   Bullock, M A ^a   Burmeister, S ^b   Ehresmann, B ^a   Epperly, M ^d   Grinspoon, D ^e   Kohler J ^b   Kortmann, O ^b,f   Neal, K ^a   Peterson, J ^a   Posner, A ^g   Rafkin, S ^a   Seimetz, L ^b   Smith, K D ^d   Tyler, Y ^d   Weigle, G ^d   Reitz, G ^h   Cucinotta, F A ⁱ   more..

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^h GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

ⁱ NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Human exploration detectors in space; Mars; Mars radiation environment; Mars Science Laboratory; MSL; Radiation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN EXPLORATION; MARS; MARS RADIATION; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY; MSL;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COSMIC RAY MEASUREMENT; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTORS; HEAT RADIATION; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; THALLIUM;

RADIATION;

EID: 84866736126     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-012-9913-1     Document Type: Article

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