Near-earth natural and weapon-generated radiation environments
Abstract
This report summarizes the quantitative aspects of the near-earth natural and nuclear weapon-enhanced radiation environments. Methods for quantifying these environments are provided. Total-dose calculations are given to illustrate the relative severity of the radiation environments as a function of shielding. Techniques for calculating the total dose in the interior of a satellite are described. The RAD-PAK concept for including radiation shielding as an integral part of an integrated circuit package is introduced.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- July 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985nenw.rept.....B
- Keywords:
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- Artificial Satellites;
- Nuclear Explosions;
- Radiation Belts;
- Shielding;
- Aerospace Environments;
- Flux Density;
- Nuclear Explosion Effect;
- Radiation Damage;
- Radiation Effects;
- Geophysics