Abstract:
Successful ventures into space for scientific or human exploration depend in part on our anticipation of the hazards that are encountered. Although it is inherent in exploration that much is unknown, any efforts to extrapolate to, and bound, the parameters of that unknown can improve our chance of success. Each time we send spacecraft out into space, the radiation environment for...
PAN is a scientific instrument suitable for deep space and interplanetary missions. It can precisely measure and monitor the flux, composition, and direction of highly penetrating particles (> ~100 MeV/nucleon) in deep space, over at least one full solar cycle (~11 years). A possible mission opportunity is the Deep Space Gateway (DSG). The science program of PAN is multi- and...
The International Space Station (ISS) has provided a wealth of radiation measurements that have directly influenced model development activities and reduced uncertainties. Previous work compared model results from the deterministic radiation transport code, HZETRN, to measurements from active detectors flown on ISS. The active detectors enabled contributions from galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and...
