• DocumentCode
    1386309
  • Title

    Impact of Spacecraft-Shell Composition on 1 GeV/Nucleon {}^{56} Fe Ion-Fragmentation and Dose Reduction

  • Author

    Silvestri, Marco ; Tracino, Emanuele ; Briccarello, Mauro ; Belluco, Maurizio ; Destefanis, Roberto ; Lobascio, Cesare ; Durante, Marco ; Santin, Giovanni ; Schrimpf, Ronald D.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Device Thermography & Reliability (CDTR), Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  • Volume
    58
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    3126
  • Lastpage
    3133
  • Abstract
    Through the use of experimental data and Monte Carlo simulations we investigate the shielding properties of spacecraft-shell compositions exposed to 1 GeV/nucleon 56Fe ions, representative of the worst part of the Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) spectrum. Through the use of the Geant4 Radiation Analysis for Space (GRAS) tool, the dose reduction and the 56Fe-fragmentation induced by those structures currently used to protect part of the International Space Station (ISS) or designed for future inflatable habitats, are analyzed. The possible effects on spacecraft electronics are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; dosimetry; galactic cosmic rays; space vehicles; 56Fe ion-fragmentation; GCR; GRAS tool; Galactic cosmic ray spectrum; Geant4 radiation analysis space; ISS; International Space Station; Monte Carlo simulations; dose reduction; shielding properties; spacecraft electronics; spacecraft-shell composition; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace materials; Cosmic rays; International Space Station; Monte Carlo methods; Radiation effects; GCR; Galactic cosmic rays; MOS; TID; radiation effects; shielding; total ionizing dose;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2011.2169088
  • Filename
    6093875
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1386309