Solar particle event detected by ALTEA on board the International Space Station - The March 7th, 2012 X5.4 flare

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Stefano Scardigli¹  Francesco Berrilli¹  Marco Casolino²  Dario Del Moro¹  Marianna Larosa³  Livio Narici³  Roberto Piazzesi¹  Piergiorgio Picozza³  Roberta Sparvoli³  Marco Stangalini⁴  Veronica Zaconte³  Luca Di Fino³ 

[1] Department of Physics, University of Roma Tor Vergata,Via Ricerca Scientifica 1,00133Rome,Italy;RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama351-0198,Japan;INFN-National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Structure of Rome, Tor Vergata Group,Italy;INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma,00040Monte Porzio Catone (RM),Italy

关键词: Coronal Mass Ejection (CME);    flare;    solar activity;    space weather;   

Others  :  800618
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/swsc/2014015

 received in 2013-12-31, accepted in 2014-05-03,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Context. Solar activity poses substantial risk for astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS) both on board and during extravehicular activity. An accurate assessment of the charged radiation flux in space habitats is necessary to determine the risk and the specific type of radiation exposure of ISS crew members, and to develop ways to protect future crews for planetary missions, even in case of high solar activity.

【 授权许可】

   
© L. Di Fino et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2014

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