Worst case solar energetic particle events for deep space missions

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Townsend, Lawrence W ^a   Stephens, Daniel L ^a   Hoff, Jennifer L ^a   Braley, G Scott ^a   Moussa, Hanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GEOMAGNETISM; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ALUMINUM SHIELDING; DEEP SPACE MISSIONS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; GEOMETRY MODEL; ORGAN DOSE; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS; TRANSPORT CODES; UPPER BOUND;

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT;

EID: 85072479502     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-2330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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