Title :
NIEL calculations for high-energy heavy ions
Author :
Xapsos, M.A. ; Burke, E.A. ; Badavi, F.F. ; Townsend, L.W. ; Wilson, J.W. ; Jun, I.
Author_Institution :
Radiat. Effects & Anal. Group, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
Calculations of NIEL are reported for heavy ions prominent in the space environment for energies ranging from 200 MeV per nucleon to 2 GeV per nucleon.
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; energy loss of particles; ion beam effects; particle detectors; space research; (HI,X); NIEL calculations; detectors; displacement damage; fragmentation; high-energy heavy ions; nonionizing energy loss; space environment; Atomic measurements; Detectors; Energy loss; Helium; Ionization; Isotopes; NASA; Protons; Radiation effects; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2004.839136
