Impact of the consideration of the LEO trapped proton anisotropy on dose calculation at component level

7 Mar 2017, 14:00
20m
Newton2 (ESA/ESTEC)

Newton2

ESA/ESTEC

Keplerlaan 1 2201 AZ Noordwijk The Netherlands

Speaker

Dr Athina Varotsou (TRAD)

Description

Trapped proton fluxes are anisotropic at Low Earth Orbits (LEO). However, this characteristic is not taken into account in the radiation environment specification of space missions. The goal of the study was to show if such a consideration has an impact on the radiation analysis results. The proton anisotropy was considered and doses were calculated at component level taking into account the orientation and full geometry of the satellite.

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