Preliminary Analyses of Space Radiation Protection for Luner Base Surface Systems 891487
Radiation shielding analyses are performed for candidate lunar base habitation modules. The study primarily addresses potential hazards due to contributions from the galactic cosmic rays (heavy ions). The NASA Langley Research Center's high energy nucleon and heavy ion transport codes are used to compute propagation of radiation through conventional and regolith shield materials. Computed values of linear energy transfer are converted to biological dose-equivalent using quality factors established by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. Spectral fluxes of heavy charged particles and corresponding dosimetric quantities are computed for a series of thicknesses in various shield media and are used as an input data base for algorithms pertaining to specific shielded geometries. Dosimetric results are presented as isodose contour maps of shielded configuration interiors. The dose predictions indicate that shielding requirements are substantial, and an abbreviated uncertainty analysis shows that better definition of the space radiation environment as well as improvement in nuclear interaction cross-section data can greatly increase the accuracy of shield requirement predictions.
Citation: Nealy, J., Wilson, J., and Townsend, L., "Preliminary Analyses of Space Radiation Protection for Luner Base Surface Systems," SAE Technical Paper 891487, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/891487. Download Citation
Author(s):
John E. Nealy, John W. Wilson, Lawrence W. Townsend
Pages: 12
Event:
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V98-1
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