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Galactic cosmic ray simulation at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
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Most accelerator-based space radiation experiments have been performed with single ion beams at fixed energies. However, the space radiation environment consists of a wide variety of ion species with a continuous range of energies. Due to recent developments in beam switching technology implemented at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), it is now possible to rapidly switch ion species and energies, allowing for the possibility to more realistically simulate the actual radiation environment found in space. The present paper discusses a variety of issues related to implementation of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) simulation at NSRL, especially for experiments in radiobiology. Advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to developing a GCR simulator are presented. In addition, issues common to both GCR simulation and single beam experiments are compared to issues unique to GCR simulation studies. A set of conclusions is presented as well as a discussion of the technical implementation of GCR simulation.
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- Authors
- Norbury, J. W., Schimmerling, W., Slaba, T. C., Azzam, E. I., Badavi, F. F., Baiocco, G., Benton, E., Bindi, V., Blakely, E. A., Blattnig, S. R., Boothman, D. A., Borak, T. B., Britten, R. A., Curtis, S., Dingfelder, M., Durante, M., Dynan, W. S., Eisch, A. J., Robin Elgart, S., Goodhead, D. T., Guida, P. M., Heilbronn, L. H., Hellweg, C. E., Huff, J. L., Kronenberg, A., La Tessa, C., Lowenstein, D. I., Miller, J., Morita, T., Narici, L., Nelson, G. A., Norman, R. B., Ottolenghi, A., Patel, Z. S., Reitz, G., Rusek, A., Schreurs, A.-S., Scott-Carnell, L. A., Semones, E., Shay, J. W., Shurshakov, V. A., Sihver, L., Simonsen, L. C., Story, M. D., Turker, M. S., Uchihori, Y., Williams, J., & Zeitlin, C. J.
- Affiliations
- Langley Research Center (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Old Dominion University (US)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (DE)
- Emory University (US)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
- Universities Space Research Association (US)
- Osaka City University (JP)
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Johnson Space Center (US)
- Ames Research Center (US)
- Institute of Biomedical Problems (RU)
- TU Wien (AT)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Norbury, John W.
- ORCID
- Schimmerling, Walter
- Slaba, Tony C.
- Azzam, Edouard I.
- Baiocco, Giorgio
- Benton, Eric
- Bindi, Veronica
- Blakely, Eleanor A.
- Blattnig, Steve R.
- Boothman, David A.
- Britten, Richard A.
- Dingfelder, Michael
- Durante, Marco
- Dynan, William S.
- Eisch, Amelia J.
- Heilbronn, Lawrence H.
- Hellweg, Christine E.
- Huff, Janice L.
- Miller, Jack
- Morita, Takashi
- Nelson, Gregory A.
- Norman, Ryan B.
- Ottolenghi, Andrea
- Patel, Zarana S.
- Reitz, Guenther
- Rusek, Adam
- Schreurs, Ann-Sofie
- Shay, Jerry W.
- Shurshakov, Vyacheslav A.
- Sihver, Lembit
- Simonsen, Lisa C.
- Story, Michael D.
- Turker, Mitchell S.
- Williams, Jacqueline
- Zeitlin, Cary J.
- Venue
- Life Sciences in Space Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-02
- Volume
- 8
- Pages
- 38-51
- ISSN
- 2214-5524 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5771487
- OpenAlex
- W2302322994
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 70
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7
- FWCI
- 12.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Life Sciences in Space Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
- Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
- NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (submittedVersion)
- elib (German Aerospace Center) (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Trento) (submittedVersion)
- GSI Repository (German Federal Government) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- NASA Human Research Program Space Radiation Element
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Spaceflight effects on biology
- Keywords
- NASA Space Radiation Laboratory, beam switching, space radiation environment, radiation biology
- MeSH terms
- Cosmic Radiation, Laboratories, Radiobiology, Research, United States, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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