LDEF radiation measurements : preliminary results
The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), retrieved by the Space Shuttle mission STS-32 after nearly 6 yr in orbit, is the focus of a broad-based study of the radiation environment in low Earth orbit (LEO) and its effects on materials. A combination of passive techniques has been used to study th...
| Veröffentlicht in: | International Journal Of Radiation Applications And Instrumentation. Part D, Nuclear Tracks And Radiation Measurements. - 1990. - 20(1992), 1 vom: 07. Jan., Seite 131-6 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1992
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | International Journal Of Radiation Applications And Instrumentation. Part D, Nuclear Tracks And Radiation Measurements |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. NASA Discipline Number 00-00 NASA Discipline Number 04-10 NASA Discipline Radiation Health NASA Program Flight NASA Program Radiation Health Non-NASA Center Elements |
| Zusammenfassung: | The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), retrieved by the Space Shuttle mission STS-32 after nearly 6 yr in orbit, is the focus of a broad-based study of the radiation environment in low Earth orbit (LEO) and its effects on materials. A combination of passive techniques has been used to study this environment via detectors which were contained in experiments aboard the LDEF spacecraft and through analysis of induced radioactivities. Preliminary results for absorbed dose measurements and for induced activities in various materials are presented. A number of effects have been observed which reflect the anisotropy of the charged particle flux in low Earth orbit. Quantitative results from these measurements should provide an accurate means of confirming environmental flux models and techniques for predicting radiation encountered in future LEO missions, particularly those of extended duration |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 10.05.1995 Date Revised 05.11.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0735-245X |