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Alexander Henderson

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Space-Shielding Radiation Dosage Code Evaluation Phase 2: SHIELDOSE-2 Radiation-Assessment Code

Radiation-transport codes or radiation-analysis tools are used in the spacecraft-design community to define and assess the local radiation levels. Among various radiation-transport/analysis tools available, SHIELDOSE-2 is commonly used in the early spacecraft-design phases because it has been established that it provides reasonably reliable results with relatively rapid computation time. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center initiated a two-phased study: (1) to better understand and document the SHIELDOSE-2 code capabilities and limitations, and (2) to identify alternative tools to use for cases where SHIELDOSE-2 is not applicable. This report provides a summary of the Phase 2 study.

SHIELDOSE-2

Solar Particle Event Modeling Compared To Satellite Data

Solar protons are the primary source of ionizing radiation for certain missions. Several models of these solar energetic proton events exist, giving different results. We compare three models with satellite data to assess these differences.

Alexander Henderson