Preliminary Design of a Galactic Cosmic Ray Shielding Materials Testbed for the International Space Station
- Author:
- Gaier, James R.
- Published:
- December 2012.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Panko, Scott R.
Sechkar, Edward A.
Berkebile, Stephen - Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- The preliminary design of a testbed to evaluate the effectiveness of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) shielding materials, the MISSE Radiation Shielding Testbed (MRSMAT) is presented. The intent is to mount the testbed on the Materials International Space Station Experiment-X (MISSE-X) which is to be mounted on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016. A key feature is the ability to simultaneously test nine samples, including standards, which are 5.25 cm thick. This thickness will enable most samples to have an areal density greater than 5 g/sq cm. It features a novel and compact GCR telescope which will be able to distinguish which cosmic rays have penetrated which shielding material, and will be able to evaluate the dose transmitted through the shield. The testbed could play a pivotal role in the development and qualification of new cosmic ray shielding technologies.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 20130001610.
GRC-E-DAA-TN5820.
NASA/TM-2012-216055.
E-18537. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright.
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