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Validation Studies of the GRNTRN Code for Radiation Transport
Technical Paper
2007-01-3118
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
To meet the challenge of future deep space programs an accurate and efficient engineering code for analyzing the shielding requirements against high-energy galactic heavy radiations is needed. Such engineering design codes require establishing validation processes using laboratory ion beams and space flight measurements in realistic geometries. In consequence, a new version of the HZETRN code capable of simulating HZE ions with either laboratory or space boundary conditions is currently under development. The new code, GRNTRN, is based on a Green's function approach to the solution of Boltzmann's transport equation and like its predecessor is deterministic in nature. Code validation in the laboratory environment is addressed by showing that GRNTRN accurately predicts energy loss spectra as measured by solid-state detectors in ion beam experiments. In order to validate the code with space boundary conditions measured particle fluences are propagated through several thickness of shielding using both GRNTRN and the current version of HZETRN. The excellent agreement obtained indicates that GRNTRN accurately models the propagation of HZE ions in the space environment as well in laboratory settings and also provides verification of the HZETRN propagator.
Authors
- J. Tweed - Old Dominion University
- S. A. Walker - Old Dominion University
- J. W. Wilson - NASA Langley Research Center
- R. K. Tripathi - NASA Langley Research Center
- F. F. Badavi - Christopher Newport University
- J. Miller - DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- C. Zeitlin - DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- L. H. Heilbronn - DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation
Tweed, J., Walker, S., Wilson, J., Tripathi, R. et al., "Validation Studies of the GRNTRN Code for Radiation Transport," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-3118, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3118.Also In
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