Title :
Cosmic-ray heavy ions contributions to the atmospheric radiation field
Author :
Lei, Fan ; Hands, Alex ; Truscott, Pete ; Dyer, Clive
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Div., QinetiQ, Farnborough, UK
Abstract :
Although heavy ions constitute only ~1% of the total cosmic ray flux, they can make a significant contribution to the radiation field in the upper atmosphere. This contribution is evaluated by MC simulations within the QARM framework.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; atmospheric radiation; cosmic ray composition; MC simulations; Monte Carlo modelling; QARM framework; atmospheric radiation field; cosmic-ray heavy ions; radiation field; total cosmic ray flux; upper atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Biological system modeling; Ions; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Protons; Atmospheric Radiation; Cosmic-ray; Heavy ions; Monte Carlo modelling;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2009 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bruges
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0492-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0379-6566
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2009.5994679
