Between Sea Level and the ISS: Radiation Measurements in the SAA Region at Flight Altitudes
The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a geographical region over the South Atlantic Ocean where the inner Van Allen radiation belt extends down particularly close to Earth. This leadsto highly increased levels of ionizing radiation and related impacts on spacecraft in Low Earth Orbits, e.g., correspon...
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ftdlr:oai:elib.dlr.de:197303 2024-05-19T07:48:32+00:00 Between Sea Level and the ISS: Radiation Measurements in the SAA Region at Flight Altitudes Meier, Matthias Berger, Thomas Jahn, Thomas Matthiä, Daniel Plettenberg, Mona Scheibinger, Markus Schennetten, Kai Wirtz, Michael 2023-09-05 https://elib.dlr.de/197303/ unknown Meier, Matthias und Berger, Thomas und Jahn, Thomas und Matthiä, Daniel und Plettenberg, Mona und Scheibinger, Markus und Schennetten, Kai und Wirtz, Michael (2023) Between Sea Level and the ISS: Radiation Measurements in the SAA Region at Flight Altitudes. 26th WRMISS Conference, 2023-09-05 - 2023-09-07, Rom, Italien. Strahlenbiologie Konferenzbeitrag PeerReviewed 2023 ftdlr 2024-04-25T01:07:17Z The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a geographical region over the South Atlantic Ocean where the inner Van Allen radiation belt extends down particularly close to Earth. This leadsto highly increased levels of ionizing radiation and related impacts on spacecraft in Low Earth Orbits, e.g., correspondingly increased radiation exposure of astronauts and electronic components on the International Space Station. According to an urban legend, the SAA is also supposed to affect the radiation field in the atmosphere even down to the altitudes of civil aviation. In order to identify and quantify any additional contributions to the omnipresent radiation exposure due to the Galactic Cosmic Radiation at flight altitudes, comprehensive measurements were performed crossing the geographical region of the SAA at an altitude of 13 km in a unique flight mission—Atlantic Kiss. No indication of increased radiation exposure was found. Conference Object South Atlantic Ocean German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library |
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The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a geographical region over the South Atlantic Ocean where the inner Van Allen radiation belt extends down particularly close to Earth. This leadsto highly increased levels of ionizing radiation and related impacts on spacecraft in Low Earth Orbits, e.g., correspondingly increased radiation exposure of astronauts and electronic components on the International Space Station. According to an urban legend, the SAA is also supposed to affect the radiation field in the atmosphere even down to the altitudes of civil aviation. In order to identify and quantify any additional contributions to the omnipresent radiation exposure due to the Galactic Cosmic Radiation at flight altitudes, comprehensive measurements were performed crossing the geographical region of the SAA at an altitude of 13 km in a unique flight mission—Atlantic Kiss. No indication of increased radiation exposure was found. |
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Meier, Matthias Berger, Thomas Jahn, Thomas Matthiä, Daniel Plettenberg, Mona Scheibinger, Markus Schennetten, Kai Wirtz, Michael |
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Meier, Matthias Berger, Thomas Jahn, Thomas Matthiä, Daniel Plettenberg, Mona Scheibinger, Markus Schennetten, Kai Wirtz, Michael |
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Between Sea Level and the ISS: Radiation Measurements in the SAA Region at Flight Altitudes |
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Between Sea Level and the ISS: Radiation Measurements in the SAA Region at Flight Altitudes |
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Meier, Matthias und Berger, Thomas und Jahn, Thomas und Matthiä, Daniel und Plettenberg, Mona und Scheibinger, Markus und Schennetten, Kai und Wirtz, Michael (2023) Between Sea Level and the ISS: Radiation Measurements in the SAA Region at Flight Altitudes. 26th WRMISS Conference, 2023-09-05 - 2023-09-07, Rom, Italien. |
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