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Depth distribution of absorbed dose on the external surface of Cosmos 1887 biosatellite

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:64255
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  1. Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Significant absorbed dose levels exceeding 1.0 Gy day(exp {minus}1) have been measured on the external surface of the Cosmos 1887 biosatellite as functions of depth in stacks of thin thermoluminescent detectors (TLD`s) made in U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. The dose was found to decrease rapidly with increasing absorber thickness, thereby indicating the presence of intensive fluxes of low-energy particles. Comparison between the U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. results and calculations based on the Vette Model environment are in satisfactory agreement. The major contribution to the dose under thin shielding thickness is shown to be from electrons. The fraction of the dose due to protons and heavier charged particles increases with shielding thickness.
Research Organization:
San Francisco Univ., CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
64255
Report Number(s):
N--95-25911; NASA-CR--197694; NAS--1.26:197694; CNN: NCC2-521
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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