Computer Science
Scientific paper
Feb 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990stin...9016685s&link_type=abstract
Presented at the HEART Conference, Monterey, CA, 12-16 Feb. 1990
Computer Science
Radiation Belts, Radiation Effects, Space Platforms, Space Weapons, Electron Beams, Monte Carlo Method, Proton Beams
Scientific paper
Monte Carlo radiation transport calculations have been performed to estimate the effects of natural (protons and electrons) and weapon enhanced (electron) Van Allen Belt (VAB) radiation on a space deployed weapon platform. (The satellite configuration adopted for this study represents the authors' concept of such a system.) The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long term and transient effects of these radiation modes on the components of a satellite deployed in a circular orbit at an altitude of 500 km and inclination angle of 0-deg. These kinds of satellites must survive long-term (up to 10 years) exposure to the natural radiation environment and the effects of enhanced radiation introduced when nuclear weapons are detonated in space. This paper describes the platform/weapon system and its components, the Van Allen Belt spectra, the methods of calculation, and summarizes the radiation damage to platform components from VAB protons and electrons and enhanced electron belt radiation.
Barnes M. J.
Johnson O. J.
Santoro R. T.
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