High-energy charged particles in space at one astronomical unit

Author

Feynman, J. ; Gabriel, S.B.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

43

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

344

Lastpage

352

Abstract

Single-event effects and many other spacecraft anomalies are caused by positively charged high-energy particles impinging on the vehicle and its component parts. Here, we review the current knowledge of the interplanetary particle environment in the energy ranges that are most important for these effects. State-of-the-art engineering models are described briefly along with comments on the future work required in this field

Keywords

ion beam effects; proton effects; radiation effects; radiation hardening (electronics); solar radiation; space vehicle electronics; space vehicles; astronomical unit; engineering models; galactic cosmic rays; heavy ion abundances; high-energy charged particles; interplanetary particle environment; positively charged high-energy particles; proton fluences; proton fluxes; single-event effects; solar proton events; spacecraft anomalies; Aerospace electronics; Magnetosphere; P-n junctions; Photovoltaic cells; Propulsion; Protons; Semiconductor materials; Space charge; Space technology; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.490754

Filename

490754