Lunar radiation dose due to cosmic rays and their secondary particles
Paper in proceeding, 2010
To be able to safely perform human activities on the lunar surface, it is very important to assess the radiation environment, including the dose from galactic cosmic Rays (GCRs) and large Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs). Especially, large SPEs are highly hazardous to lunar habitants. In this paper, several SPEs have been evaluated in order to estimate the effective dose equivalent on the lunar surface. Several events give more than 1 Sv without any shield.
Author
K. Hayatsu
Y. Karouji
Lembit Sihver
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering
N. Hasebe
61st International Astronautical Congress 2010, IAC 2010.Prague, 27 September-1 October 2010
Vol. 5 4084-4088
978-161782368-8 (ISBN)
Subject Categories
Other Engineering and Technologies
ISBN
978-161782368-8