Induced radioactivity in LDEF components

Details Induced radioactivity in LDEF components Induced radioactivity in LDEF components

Jun 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991ldef.symp...16h&link_type=abstract

In NASA, Langley Research Center, First LDEF Post-Retrieval Symposium Abstracts p 16 (SEE N91-24972 16-99)

Physics

Beryllium Isotopes, Gamma Rays, Long Duration Exposure Facility, Protons, Radioactivity, Thermal Neutrons, Aerospace Vehicles, Anisotropy, Long Term Effects, Nuclear Reactions, Radiation Counters, Radiation Effects, Trapped Particles

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The systematics of induced radioactivity on the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) were studied in a wide range of materials using low level background facilities for detection of gamma rays. Approx. 400 samples of materials processed from structural parts of the spacecraft, as well as materials from onboard experiments, were analyzed at national facilities. These measurements show the variety of radioisotopes that are produced with half-lives greater than 2 wks, most of which are characteristic of proton induced reactions above 20 MeV. For the higher activity, long lived isotopes, it was possible to map the depth and directional dependences of the activity. Due to the stabilized configuration of the LDEF, the induced radioactivity data clearly show contributions from the anisotropic trapped proton flux in the South Atlantic Anomaly. This effect is discussed, along with evidence for activation by galactic protons and thermal neutrons. The discovery of Be-7 was made on leading side parts of the spacecraft, although this was though not to be related to the in situ production of radioisotopes from external particle fluxes.

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