Quantum dosimetry and online visualization of X-ray and charged particle radiation in commercial aircraft at operational flight altitudes with the pixel detector Timepix

We investigate the application of the hybrid semiconductor pixel detector Timepix for precise characterization, quantum sensitivity dosimetry and visualization of the charged particle radiation and X-ray field inside commercial aircraft at operational flight altitudes. The quantum counting capability and granularity of Timepix provides the composition and spectral-characteristics of the X-ray and charged-particle field with high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, high spatial resolution and particle type resolving power. For energetic charged particles the direction of trajectory and linear energy transfer can be measured. The detector is operated by the integrated readout interface FITPix for power, control and data acquisition together with the software package Pixelman for online visualization and real-time data processing. The compact and portable radiation camera can be deployed remotely being controlled simply by a laptop computer. The device performs continuous monitoring and accurate time-dependent measurements in wide dynamic range of particle fluxes, deposited energy, absorbed dose and equivalent dose rates. Results are presented for in-flight measurements at altitudes up to 12 km in various flights selected in the period 2006–2013.     

Toroidal magnetic fields for protecting astronauts from ionizing radiation in long duration deep space missions

Among the configurations of superconducting magnet structures proposed for protecting manned spaceships or manned deep space bases from ionizing radiation, toroidal ones are the most appealing for the efficient use of the magnetic field, being most of the incoming particle directions perpendicular to the induction lines of the field. The parameters of the toroid configuration essentially depend from the shape and volume of the habitat to be protected and the level of protection to be guaranteed. Two options are considered: (1) the magnetic system forming with the habitat a unique complex (compact toroid) to be launched as one piece; (2) the magnetic system to be launched separately from the habitat and assembled around it in space (large toroid).     

SOI工艺抗辐照SRAM型FPGA设计与实现

为提升SRAM型FPGA电路块存储器和配置存储器抗单粒子翻转性能,本文提出一种脉冲屏蔽SRAM单元结构。该结构通过在标准的六管单元中加入延迟结构,增大单元对单粒子事件响应时间,实现对粒子入射产生的脉冲电流屏蔽作用。以64k SRAM作为验证电路进行单粒子翻转性能对比,电路的抗单粒子翻转阈值由采用标准六管单元的抗单粒子翻转阈值大于25 MeV·cm 2·mg -1 提升至大于45 MeV·cm 2·mg -1 ,加固单元面积较标准六管单元增大约21.3%。30万门级抗辐照FPGA电路通过脉冲屏蔽单元结合抗辐照SOI工艺实现,其抗辐照指标分别为：抗单粒子翻转阈值大于37.3 MeV·cm 2·mg -1 ,抗单粒子锁定阈值大于99.8 MeV·cm 2·mg -1 ,抗电离总剂量能力大于200 krad(Si)。     

辐射器展开角度对航天器热控能力影响的研究

为了在有限的结构尺寸下提高航天器热控系统的散热能力,提出与流体回路耦合的可展开式辐射器热控方案,建立可展开式辐射器空间散热模型,分析辐射器不同展开角度下系统的热控特性。结果表明,随着辐射器展开角度的变化,辐射器吸收的空间热流也随之发生变化,并最终决定热控回路的流量分配。在工程应用中,基于热控流体回路,通过调节可展开式辐射器的展开角度,可以有效提高航天器热控系统的能力范围。     

高辐射涂层对刚性隔热瓦性能的影响

文摘由二硅化钼和玻璃料等组成制备了一种刚性隔热瓦表面使用的高辐射涂层,研究了高辐射涂层对刚性隔热瓦结构、力学性能、防水特性、辐射特性、辐射加热试验、风洞试验和深空碎片高速撞击试验的影响规律。结果表明:刚性隔热瓦表面高辐射涂层为致密梯度结构,表面平整,辐射系数大于0.85,防水效果好;高辐射涂层提高了材料的弯曲强度和肖氏硬度;厚度方向的拉伸强度因为涂层和基体的不匹配降低了近50%;石英灯辐射加热试验中,致密的高辐射涂层提高了表面黑度,吸收更多热量使表面温度升高,背面温度上升快。风洞试验中,高辐射涂层将气动加热辐射掉一部分,降低了表面温度从而使材料具有更低的背面温度;含高辐射涂层的刚性隔热瓦能经受典型空间碎片冲击,未产生致命性的破坏。     

星敏感器用典型CCD探测器电离总剂量效应研究

用自建的工程单机对星敏感器用核心器件CCD的电离总剂量效应进行了研究,给出了不同辐照剂量下辐照前后图像灰度、标准差等反映CCD拍摄图像质量的参数变化。研究表明：CCD对电离总剂量效应较敏感,辐照会引起输出图像灰度和标准差变大,导致图像质量下降、信噪比降低,最终影响探测器的成像效果。     

空间带电粒子辐照效应的地面加速试验研究

空间带电粒子辐照下空间材料的损伤与失效是空间材料学研究的重要组成内容,地面模拟加速试验是研究材料辐照损伤效应的重要方法和技术途径。文章阐述了地面辐照加速试验的方法及相关概念,以光学石英玻璃为例验证辐照加速试验与模拟等效区间的概念,为当前研究材料在空间带电粒子辐照环境条件下的行为与航天器设计、选材提供科学依据。     

How Galactic Cosmic Ray models affect the estimation of radiation exposure in space

The radiation environment in space is a major concern for human spaceflight because of the adverse effects of high levels of radiation on astronauts’ health. Therefore, it is essential to perform radiation risk assessments already during the concept studies of a manned mission. Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) have been identified to be one of the primary sources of radiation exposure in space.     

Estimation of Galactic Cosmic Ray exposure inside and outside the Earth’s magnetosphere during the recent solar minimum between solar cycles 23 and 24

The evidently low solar activity observed between solar cycles 23 and 24 during the years 2008–2010 led to a substantial increase in the Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) intensity in comparison with preceding solar minima. As the GCRs consist of highly-ionizing charged particles having the potential to cause biological damage, they are a subject of concern for manned missions to space. With the enhanced particle fluxes observed between 2008 and 2010, it is reasonable to assume that the radiation exposure from GCR must have also increased to unusually high levels. In this paper, the GCR exposure outside and inside the Earth’s magnetosphere is numerically calculated for time periods starting from 1970 to the end of 2011 in order to investigate the increase in dose levels during the years 2008–2010 in comparison with the last three solar minima. The dose rates were calculated in a water sphere, used as a surrogate for the human body, either unshielded or surrounded by aluminium shielding of 0.3, 10 or 40 g/cm².     

飞行高度对固体火箭两相喷焰流动与辐射的影响

针对某模型固体火箭发动机,基于欧拉离散相模型描述气-固两相相互作用,采用详细化学反应机理计算喷焰复燃效应,基于逐线积分法加米散射理论求解气体及粒子辐射物性参数,通过视在光线法计算辐射传输,并利用测量数据验证了模型的适用性,仿真分析了不同飞行高度对气固两相喷焰流动及辐射特性的影响.研究结果表明:随着飞行高度增加,喷焰中燃...