Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1990
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IAF, International Astronautical Congress, 41st, Dresden, Federal Republic of Germany, Oct. 6-12, 1990. 12 p.
Physics
Extraterrestrial Radiation, Galactic Cosmic Rays, High Energy Interactions, Matter (Physics), Radiation Absorption, Solar Cosmic Rays, Particle Energy, Radiation Dosage, Solar Activity Effects
Scientific paper
The physical interactions of high-energy space radiations with bulk matter are described with particular emphasis on the nuclear and electromagnetic interactions of solar and galactic cosmic rays. Methods of incorporating these interactions into radiation transport models which accurately describe the propagation of the incident cosmic rays and their subsequent-generation reaction products are also explained. Representative results for solar and galactic cosmic ray doses and dose equivalents are presented for various aluminum and water absorber depths. For the first time, the main contributions to human exposure in space from galactic cosmic rays will be presented on a component by component basis, including a breakdown of the dose-equivalent contributions into primary ions, heavy fragments, alpha particles, neutrons, and protons. For the galactic cosmic ray environment outside of the earth's magnetosphere, over 70 percent of the total dose equivalent results from only seven nuclear species (hydrogen, helium, carbon, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, and iron ions). Of these, the largest single contributor is cosmic ray iron and its secondaries, which account for nearly one-fourth of the unshielded total dose equivalent during solar minimum.
Townsend Lawrence W.
Wilson William J.
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