Bremsstrahlung Calculations,
Abstract
Bremsstrahlung production by energetic electrons stopping in a typical thick space vehicle wall has been calculated. Two incident electron energies were considered, 6 Mev and 4 Mev. The spectrum of emergent X-rays from behind the shield attenuation factor was calculated and compared with an experimental determination of the attenuation with essentially the same shield. The calculation and experiment agree to within a factor of about two or three. These results indicate that bremsstrahlung production could represent a radiation hazard to manned flight of some consequence. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0715613
Entities
People
- E. L. Gray
- L. D. Cohen
Organizations
- General Electric