Radiation environment measurements with SPICA on-board the MIR station

Author

Barde, S. ; Cueto, J. ; Ecoffet, R. ; Falguère, D. ; Nuns, T. ; Duzellier, S. ; Boscher, D. ; Bourdarie, S. ; Tsourilo, I.

Author_Institution

Centre Nat. d´´Etudes Spatiales, Toulouse, France

Volume

49

Issue

3

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1333

Lastpage

1339

Abstract

Spectre de Particules et Influence sur les Composants Avances (SPICA) is an integrated test bench for the study of the space environment and its effects on electronic devices. Particles detection results measured in MIR orbit are presented and compared to the prediction of the AP8 model (proton flux and South Atlantic anomaly position). A two-dimensional correlation technique is used to estimate the shielding of the MIR station

Keywords

cosmic ray interactions; proton effects; radiation belts; radiation protection; silicon radiation detectors; solar radiation; space vehicle electronics; AP8 model; MIR Space Station; MIR station shielding; SPICA; Si detector; South Atlantic anomaly position; electronic devices; integrated test bench; low orbit; particle counts; particle detection results; proton belt; proton flux; radiation environment measurements; solar events; space environment effects; two-dimensional correlation technique; Aluminum; Detectors; Electronic components; Electronic equipment testing; Extraterrestrial measurements; Monitoring; Particle measurements; Position measurement; Protons; Pulse amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2002.1039663

Filename

1039663