title: HZE dosimetry in space using plastic track detectors.
abstract: Plastic nuclear track detectors were used to measure the contribution of High charge Z and energy E (HZE) particles to the radiation exposure of manned space missions. Results from numerous space missions in the orbit planned for the International Space Station are compared. The measurements cover the declining phase of the last solar cycle during the past 7 years and various shielding conditions inside the US Space Shuttle and the Russian MIR-station.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beaujean
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reitz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Enge
mesh_terms: D003101:Collodion; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D020450:Heavy Ions; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D011108:Polymers; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011874:Radiometry; D019445:Solar Activity; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; C017902:lexan; D003101:Collodion