• DocumentCode
    1139997
  • Title

    Space Radiation Damage Measurements in the Earth Synchronous Orbit

  • Author

    Sarles, F. Williams, Jr. ; Stanley, Alan G. ; Roberge, James K. ; Godfrey, Beverly W.

  • Author_Institution
    M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory Lexington, Mass. 02173
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1973
  • Firstpage
    921
  • Lastpage
    924
  • Abstract
    For direct measurement of the integrated radiation dose experienced in Earth synchronous orbit, p-i-n diodes were flown as radiation dosimeters on LES-6. The diode, which has a lifetime of 10-4 seconds in the intrinsic region, was originally developed as a neutron dosimeter, but can detect 1-MeV electron fluences as low as 1013 e·cm-2. Observations over three years in orbit are presented.
  • Keywords
    Earth; Electrons; Energy measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Neutrons; P-i-n diodes; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Satellites; Silicon devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1973.309668
  • Filename
    4103239
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1139997