Abstract An experiment involving active detection of space radiation was carried out in the Space Research Institute (SRI) of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in preparation of the flight of the second Bulgarian cosmonaut. The radiations that would be encountered on the flight were modelled including solar and galactic cosmic rays and the particle radiation in the Earth's radiation belts. The dose rate was calculated for these different radiations behind the shielding of the space station. The variations in dose rates over the period of the flight were calculated and compared with measurements made during the orbit of the Mir Space Station. The calculated and measured dose rates agreed within 15–35%.


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    Title :

    Modeling of the radiation exposure during the flight of the second Bulgarian cosmonaut on board the MIR space station


    Contributors:
    Dachev, Ts.P. (author) / Matviichuk, Yu.N. (author) / Bankov, N.G. (author) / Koleva, R.T. (author) / Vellinov, P.I. (author) / Todorieva, L.G. (author) / Semkova, J.V. (author) / Petrov, V.M. (author) / Redko, V.I. (author) / Zil, M.V. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 9 , 10 ; 253-255


    Publication date :

    1989-01-01


    Size :

    3 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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