Title :
Cosmic ray abundance in space vehicles according to their LET and range
Author :
Bezerra, Françoise ; Corominas-Murtra, Andreu ; Ecoffet, Robert ; Lorfevre, Eric ; Rolland, Guy
Author_Institution :
CNES, Toulouse
Abstract :
GCR contribution to SEE event rates on board of space vehicles is commonly calculated using CREME model which considers the range of ions as infinite. This study aims to identify the error margin due to this hypothesis and the consequences on the simulation beam selection.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; cosmic ray origin; galactic cosmic rays; ion beam effects; space vehicles; CREME model; LET; SEE event rates; cosmic ray abundance; galactic cosmic rays; simulation beam selection; space vehicles; Aluminum; Attenuation; Cosmic rays; Energy loss; Iron; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Protons; Silicon; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 2005. RADECS 2005. 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cap d´Agde
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7803-9502-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0379-6566
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2005.4365585
