NASA NTRS · 19870054342
Radiation environment models and the atmospheric cutoff
Abstract
The limitations of radiation environment models are examined by applying the model to the South Atlantic anomaly (SAA). The local magnetic-field-intensity (in gauss) and McIlwain (1961) drift-shell-parameter contours in the SAA are analyzed. It is noted that it is necessary to decouple the atmospheric absorption effects from the trapped radiation models in order to obtain accurate radiation dose predictions. Two methods for obtaining more accurate results are proposed.
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Konradi, Andrei, Hardy, Alva C., Atwell, William. 1987-06-01. Radiation environment models and the atmospheric cutoff. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870054342
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