Pion and electromagnetic contribution to dose: Comparisons of HZETRN to Monte Carlo results and ISS data

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-78

  Slaba, Tony C ^a   Blattnig, Steve R ^a   Reddell, Brandon ^b   Bahadori, Amir ^c   Norman, Ryan B ^d   Badavi, Francis F ^e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FLUKA; Galactic cosmic rays; Geant4; HZETRN; PHITS; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COSMOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; HADRONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPACE STATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLUKA; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; GEANT4; HZETRN; PHITS; SPACE RADIATIONS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 84878343788     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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