Impact of the mission definition parameters on the space radiation environment specification

7 Mar 2017, 16:45
20m
Newton2 (ESA/ESTEC)

Newton2

ESA/ESTEC

Keplerlaan 1 2201 AZ Noordwijk The Netherlands

Speaker

Dr Athina Varotsou (TRAD)

Description

For the definition of the space radiation environment, missions are usually defined with a standard number of orbits and number of points per orbit. It has been shown that the modification of these parameters can induce differences on the results. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the definition of the mission parameters on the fluxes of particles but also on the calculated dose and displacement damage. Six representative orbits were selected but also six cases of electrical orbital rising trajectories were studied. The results allow to make recommendations for each mission type.

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