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Semiempirical fragmentation models on galactic cosmic ray transport calculations with hydrogen target
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wilson, John W. Shinn, Judy L. Badavi, Francis F. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Nuclear fragmentation cross sections of Silberberg and Tsao that are more accurate for a hydrogen target were implemented in the data base to replace those of Rudstam for a galactic cosmic ray transport code (HZETRN). Sample calculations were made for the transported galactic cosmic ray flux through a liquid hydrogen shield at solar minimum condition to determine the effect of such a change. The transported flux based on the Silberberg-Tsao semiempirical formalism contains fewer high-LET (linear energy transfer) components but more low-LET components than the results based on Rudstam's formalism: and this disparity deepens as the shield thickness increases. A comparison of the results obtained from using both energy-dependent and energy-independent cross sections of Silberberg and Tsao indicates that the energy-independent assumption results in an underestimation of high-LET flux above 100 keV/micron by approximately 40 percent for a 15-g/cm(sup 2) thickness of liquid hydrogen. Similar results were obtained in a previous study when both energy-dependent and energy-independent cross sections of Rudstam were considered. Nonetheless, the present study found that an energy-independent calculation would be best accomplished by using Rudstam's cross sections as done in the past for various engineering applications. |
| File Size | 1037149 |
| Page Count | 22 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940008790 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3pw1dm63 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Thickness Linear Energy Transfer Let Galactic Cosmic Rays Solar Activity Effects Radiation Shielding Liquid Hydrogen Nuclear Reactions Data Bases Fragmentation Radiation Transport Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |