• DocumentCode
    1127269
  • Title

    Calculations and observations of induced radioactivity in spaceborne materials

  • Author

    Dyer, C.S. ; Truscott, P.R. ; Evans, H.E. ; Hammond, N. ; Comber, C. ; Battersby, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Space & Commun., Defence Res. Agency, Farnborough, UK
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    438
  • Lastpage
    444
  • Abstract
    Radiation transport calculations are compared with observations of induced radioactivity obtained from the OSSE experiment on the Compton Observatory and the CREAM experiment on Space Shuttle. These results illustrate the importance of secondary particles
  • Keywords
    radiation effects; radioactivity; CREAM experiment; Compton Observatory; OSSE experiment; Space Shuttle; induced radioactivity; radiation transport; secondary particles; spaceborne materials; Cosmic rays; Educational institutions; Gamma ray detectors; Observatories; Orbital calculations; Production; Protons; Radiation monitoring; Radioactive materials; Space shuttles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.299781
  • Filename
    299781