Abstract
Based on data acquired by the Energetic Particle Telescope (EPT), a Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) event study is performed where He flux peculiarities as compared to H are identified, so as to infer to conditions under which both ions have to be accounted for in radiation effect analysis. For this, the shape of solar H and He energy spectra as well as the H/He fluence ratio are characterized and three parameters relevant in radiation effects assessment are evaluated for the selected January 2014 SEP event: Total Ionizing Dose (TID), Total Non-Ionizing Dose (TNID), Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectra. The contribution of He compared to H for Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and TNID effects is below 5% for devices shielded by > 2mm Al; whereas SEE by direct ionizations would be dominated by He for devices having a 0.6 MeV/(mg/cm2) threshold LET.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 16th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS 2016 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509043668 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 31 Oct 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 16th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS 2016 - Bremen, Germany Duration: 19 Sep 2016 → 23 Sep 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the European Conference on Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS |
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| Volume | 2016-September |
Conference
| Conference | 16th European Conference on Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, RADECS 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Bremen |
| Period | 19/09/16 → 23/09/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 IEEE.
Keywords
- EPT
- Energetic Helium
- Energetic Particle Telescope
- Energetic protons
- Hydrogen to Helium ratio
- Radiation belts
- SEP
- Solar Energetic Particle events
- Space radiation environment
- Space radiation model