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Space Radiation Exposure Mitigation: Study of Select Materials
Technical Paper
2006-01-2103
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The development of “next generation” human-rated space vehicles, surface habitats and rovers, and spacesuits will require the integration of low-cost, lightweight materials that also include excellent mechanical, structural, and thermal properties. In addition, it is highly desirable that these materials exhibit excellent space radiation exposure mitigation properties for protection of both the crew and onboard sensitive electronics systems. In this paper, we present trapped electron and proton space radiation exposure computational results for a variety of materials and shielding thicknesses for several earth orbit scenarios that include 1) low earth orbit (LEO), 2) medium earth orbit (MEO), and 3) geostationary orbit (GEO). We also present space radiation exposure (galactic cosmic radiation and solar particle event) results as a function of selected materials and thicknesses. One particular material, HGNF that originally (1998) showed a very significant dose reduction especially when compared with polyethylene has since been substantiated as not being true.
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Atwell, W., Nealy, J., and Clowdsley, M., "Space Radiation Exposure Mitigation: Study of Select Materials," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-2103, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2103.Also In
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