Τίτλος:
Radiation Exposure in the Lower Atmosphere during Different Periods of
Solar Activity
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
In recent years, there has been a huge increase in air travel, both for
business and leisure. For this reason, entities such as the European
Commission and the International Committee on Radiological Protection
have provided several recommendations for the radiation protection of
aviation crews and frequent flyers, as well as highlighted the need for
accurate tools for radiation assessment in the atmosphere. With a focus
on the most frequent commercial flying altitudes, this work has
performed dosimetry calculations in the lower atmosphere of Earth for
different values of cut-off rigidity, covering the recent solar cycles
23 and 24. Results are based on Monte Carlo simulations performed with
the validated Geant4 software application Dynamic Atmospheric Shower
Tracking Interactive Model Application (DYASTIMA) and its extension,
DYASTIMA-R.
Συγγραφείς:
Tezari, Anastasia
Paschalis, Pavlos
Stassinakis, Argyris and
Mavromichalaki, Helen
Karaiskos, Pantelis
Gerontidou, Maria and
Alexandridis, Dimitris
Kanellakopoulos, Anastasios
Crosby, Norma
and Dierckxsens, Mark
Περιοδικό:
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
ambient dose equivalent; cosmic radiation; aviation; solar cycle
DOI:
10.3390/atmos13020166
