Enhanced Radiation Belts and Systems Implications Workshop

Abstract

The Enhanced Radiation Belts and Systems Implications Workshop's objectives were (1) to determine the degree of understanding of the effects on space systems produced by enhancement of the natural radiation belts, (2) to identify the areas where additional understanding is needed, and (3) to provide suggestions for further research. The Workshop discussed many topics relevant to enhanced radiation belts and their potential effects on the architecture of enduring space systems. Topics included injection of trapped radiation from fission debris, loss mechanisms and lifetimes, SPECTER codes for predicting total radiation flux, mission considerations of trapped radiation, hardware vulnerability and hardening, single event phenomena, and planning for a chemical release satellite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129077

Entities

People

  • Cullen M. Crain

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Corporations
  • Explosions
  • Hardening
  • High Altitude
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Magnetosphere
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space