Space RadiationSpace Experimentation and Hardware DesignASEN 4519/5519Presented by: Thanh TranAndrea CordovaBackgroundNatural radiation sources are a serious problem to the survivability and operation of spacecraft, electrical systems and all related mission operations.Radiation Sources!Radiation Belts!Solar Radiation!Cosmic Radiation!Different Orbits– LEO, HEO, GEO, Interplanetary!Systems/Components– Digital, Analog, Optical!Single Event Effects(SEEs)– types!DegradationEffects of RadiationSummary!3 natural radiation sources !Various methods to minimize effects–mission planning–shielding–redundancyReferences!http://www.vs.afrl.af.mil!http://www.estec.esa.nl!http://flick.gsfc.nasa.gov!Introduction to Space Sciences and Spacecraft
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