Applied Physics of External Radiation Exposure

Abstract

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Geomagnetic Storm Effects on the LEO Proton Flux During Solar Energetic Particle Events

“…The absorbed dose rate was computed by the product of the charged particle fluence rate $$\dot{{\Phi }}$$ (=flux) obtained from the numerical simulations at the range X within the shielding material by the mass stopping power ( S / ρ ), function in the energy of the incident charged particle (Antoni & Bourgois, 2017; Blakely et al., 1984; Burrell, 1964). The unit of absorbed radiation dose rate was rad/s.…”

“…The absorbed radiation dose rate in material due to a primary charged particle beam was calculated by considering N number of particles with energy E entering a shielding material with density ρ and through a surface a during time Δt in a range of Δx and by assuming that each particle is responsible for the deposit of an energy Δϵ (Antoni & Bourgois, 2017). Therefore, the general formulation of the absorbed dose in the irradiation area can be expressed as:…”

Beam Hazards and Ionising Radiation

“…[20] or [19] give a more detailed treatment of radiation detection, whereas [22] is still a standard reference for radiation dosimetry. [12] gives a modern account of this subject.…”