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Simulation of Absorbed Dose Distribution In Space Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Boris A. Briskman*
Affiliation:
Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Obninsk, 249033, RUSSIA
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Abstract

The problems of absorbed dose distribution simulation at on-ground space material tests are discussed. Several approaches to such simulation, oriented to increase the test adequacy and economy, are analyzed. Sometimes, it is possible to use quantitative criteria of absorbed dose distribution depending on the specific space vehicle orbit. The assessment of reliable simulation of the radiation spectrum may be made, for example, by introducing a special numerical characteristic of the depth dose profile in a material - depth dose criterion. For this purpose, it is recommended to use the ratio of the exponent index of the depth dose profile (μ) to the density of the material (ρ). In the simplest form, the depth dose profile can be represented as a sum of two exponents. The first depth dose profile applies to a near-the-surface layer of 5 to 10 μm in thickness, and the second to a layer of from 10 μm up to, as a minimum, 100 μm in thickness. The reference values of μ/ρ for typical spectra of ionizing radiation are calculated.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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