TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimates of extreme solar particle event radiation exposures on Mars.
AU - Townsend, Lawrence W.
AU - Adamczyk, Anne M.
AU - Werneth, Charles M.
AU - Moussa, Hanna
AU - Townsend, Jeremy P.
PY - 2014/4/20
Y1 - 2014/4/20
N2 - Estimates of effective doses and organ doses for male and female crew members are made for solar particle
event proton environments comparable to several of the most significant solar particle events, which occurred
in the second half of the 19th century (1864, 1878, 1894, 1895, and 1896). The incident proton energy
distributions for these solar particle events are assumed to be similar to that of the November 1960 event, one
of the most energetic of the modern space era. The crewmembers are assumed to be located at the mean
surface elevation on Mars, at the lowest elevation on Mars in the Hellas Impact Basin, and on the summit of
Olympus Mons, the highest surface elevation on Mars. The crewmembers are assumed to be shielded by the
overlying carbon dioxide atmosphere of Mars, and locally shielded by a space suit, a surface landing
spacecraft, or a surface habitat. These estimates are compared with current NASA Permissible Exposure
Limits.
AB - Estimates of effective doses and organ doses for male and female crew members are made for solar particle
event proton environments comparable to several of the most significant solar particle events, which occurred
in the second half of the 19th century (1864, 1878, 1894, 1895, and 1896). The incident proton energy
distributions for these solar particle events are assumed to be similar to that of the November 1960 event, one
of the most energetic of the modern space era. The crewmembers are assumed to be located at the mean
surface elevation on Mars, at the lowest elevation on Mars in the Hellas Impact Basin, and on the summit of
Olympus Mons, the highest surface elevation on Mars. The crewmembers are assumed to be shielded by the
overlying carbon dioxide atmosphere of Mars, and locally shielded by a space suit, a surface landing
spacecraft, or a surface habitat. These estimates are compared with current NASA Permissible Exposure
Limits.
M3 - Article
SN - 2185-4823
SP - 793
EP - 797
JO - Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology
JF - Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology
ER -