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Galactic Cosmic Ray Simulator at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The external Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) spectrum is significantly modified when it passes through spacecraft shielding and astronauts. One approach for simulating the GCR space radiation environment is to attempt to reproduce the unmodified, external GCR spectrum at a ground based accelerator. A possibly better approach would use the modified, shielded tissue spectrum, to select accelerator beams impinging on biological targets. NASA plans for implementation of a GCR simulator at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory will be discussed.

Source: NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Authors: Rusek, Adam, Slaba, Tony C., Norbury, John W.

Institutions: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Langley Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

Subfield: Radiation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory

OpenAlex ID: W7047401805

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