Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999stin...9951002k&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, NASA/TP-1999-209320; L-17744; NAS 1.60:209320
Mathematics
Logic
Solar Flares, Solar Storms, Solar Corpuscular Radiation, Linear Energy Transfer (Let), Ions, Mass Distribution, Absorbers (Materials), Biological Effects, Exposure, Penetration, Physiological Responses, Sensitivity, Specifications
Scientific paper
The solar-particle event (SPE) of September 29, 1989, produced an iron-rich spectrum with energies approaching 1 A GeV with an approximate spectral slope parameter of 2.5. These high charge and energy (HZE) ions challenge conventional methods of shield design and assessment of astronaut risks. In the past, shield design and risk assessment have relied on proton shielding codes and biological response models derived from X-ray and neutron exposure data. Because the HZE spectra decline rapidly with energy and HZE attenuation in materials is limited by their penetration power, details of the mass distributions about the sensitive tissues (shielding materials and the astronaut's body) are important determining factors of the exposure levels and distributions of linear energy transfer. Local tissue environments during the SPE of September 29, 1989, with its f= components are examined to analyze the importance of these ions to human SPE exposure. Typical space suit and lightly shielded structures leave significant contributions from HZE components to certain critical body tissues and have important implications on the models for risk assessment. A heavily shielded equipment room of a space vehicle or habitat requires knowledge of the breakup of these ions into lighter components, including neutrons, for shield design specifications.
Atwell William
Badavi Francis F.
Cucinotta Francis A.
Kim Myung-Hee Y.
Miller Jason J.
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