Radiation Environments

The following sections are included:

• Particle Types

  • Particles producing permanent damage

  • Particles producing transient effects

    • Galactic cosmic rays

    • Solar flares

    • Terrestrial radiation

• Radiation Environments Near the Earth

• Energy Distributions in the Earth's Trapped Belts

• Radiation Environment in a Geosynchronous Orbit

• Protons from Solar Flares

  • Solar activity

  • Specifying proton flare environments

• Galactic Cosmic Rays

• Heavy Particles in Solar Flares

• Terrestrial Environments

  • Alpha particles

  • Atmospheric neutrons

  • Nuclear reactors

• Summary

• References