GRAS: a general-purpose 3-D Modular Simulation tool for space environment effects analysis

Author

Santin, Giovanni ; Ivanchenko, Vladimir ; Evans, Hugh ; Nieminen, Petteri ; Daly, Eamonn

Author_Institution

RHEA Syst. SA, Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

52

Issue

6

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2294

Lastpage

2299

Abstract

Geant4 Radiation Analysis for Space (GRAS) is a modular, extendable tool for space environment effects simulation. Analyses include cumulative ionizing and NIEL doses, effects to humans, charging, fluence and transient effects in three-dimensional geometry models.

Keywords

aerospace computing; aerospace simulation; radiation effects; software tools; GRAS; Geant4 Radiation Analysis for Space; Monte Carlo methods; NIEL dose; aerospace biophysics; aerospace industry; aerospace simulation software tools; biological effects; cumulative ionizing radiation effect; dosimetry; general-purpose 3-d modular simulation tool; space environment effects analysis; three-dimensional geometry models; transient effects; Analytical models; Biological system modeling; Geometry; Humans; Object oriented modeling; Performance analysis; Physics; Radiation effects; Solid modeling; Space technology; Aerospace biophysics; Monte Carlo methods; aerospace industry; aerospace simulation; biological effects of radiation; dosimetry; radiation effects; simulation software; software tools;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2005.860749

Filename

1589198