Space radiation environment and effects at LIP

Master Degree theses subjects 2009/2010

22-04-2009 IST presentation (ppt) (pdf)

Space Radiation Environment and Effects

The study of the radiation environment in the solar system, its effects on electronic components and biological systems are major concerns for space exploration and planetary manned missions. LIP has been cooperating with ESA in complementary studies of the radiation environment in the solar system, involving: modelling of planetary conditions such as atmospheric and soil composition for Mars and its Moons

Radiation Environment in the Heliosphere towards radiation monitoring

Obtain scientific insight in the acceleration and propagation of Solar Energetic Particle (SEP) events and use the acquired knowledge to have a better understanding on how to plan radiation monitoring for future space missions.

Participation in the Heliospheric Network

The heliospheric network is a dedicated group of researchers addressing the challenges and puzzles raised by the data collected in the previous and present solar cycles by the extended and expanded set of heliospheric missions.

Heliosphere Radiation Environment Models from Interplanetary Data

Comparison between the properties of SEP measured at different points in the heliosphere using data from one complete solar cycle from ACE and Ulysses missions collected with similar detectors, EPAM and HISCALE.

Mars Radiation Environment and Effects

MarsREM: Martian Radiation Environment Models

dMEREM executable - last update (2009, May 5) (restricted)

dMEREM: 18January2009 release, v2(2009, May 5) (restricted)

dMEREM Application, Validation and Optimization Report (restricted)

dMEREM: 18January2009 release (restricted)

dMEREM User Manual for 18January2009 release (restricted)

Preprocessor - Spenvis 3March2009 release (restricted)

Preprocessor - full application: 22Jan2009 release (restricted)

Preprocessor - SPENVIS application: 22Jan2009 release (restricted)

Archives (restricted)

CODES: COmponent DEgradation Simulation tool

Radiation Environment Simulation Tools and Effects on Components

Radiation Monitors For Future Space Missions

Simulation of a Radiation Monitor for Future Space Missions
20th European Cosmic Ray Symposium. September 5-8, 2006, Lisboa, Portugal. (proceedings)

Radiation Monitors for Future Space Missions
10th user conference and collaboration workshop. November 3-10, 2005, Bordeaux, France.

Radiation Monitors for Future Space Missions
9th ICATPP Conference on Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications. 17-21 October 2005, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy. (proceedings)

GEANT4

The GEANT4 simulation toolkit is an open source simulation software developed by a worldwide collaboration of institutes and laboratories. Its application domain covers the development of simulation tools for high-energy physics experiments, medical physics and astroparticle physics. The GEANT4 simulation toolkit was and is being used at LIP in the context of several activities.

Patrícia Gonçalves
LIP, Av. Elias Garcia, 14 1º 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
tel: 21 799 5039 / 21 797 3880
fax: 21 793 4631

The Mars Energetic Radiation Environment Models P.Truscott, F.Lei, A.Keating, S.Valente, P.Gonçalves, L.Desorgher, D.Heynderickx, N.Crosby, H.de Witte, G.Degreef, P.Nieminen & G.Santin,
submitted to IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science.

A Model for Mars Radiation Environment Characterization" A. Keating, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen, D. Maia, S. Coutinho, H. Evans, M. Pimenta, J.-P. Huot, and E. Daly
IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science Vol. 52 (2005) 0018-9499).

GEANT4 Applications for Astroparticle Experiments
Maria Catarina Espírito Santo, Patrícia Gonçalves, Mário Pimenta, Pedro Rodrigues, Bernardo Tomé and Andreia Trindade,
IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, Vol. 51(2004) 1373.

The Mars Energetic Radiation Environment Models
P.Gonçalves, A.Keating, P.Truscott, F.Lei, S.Valente, L.Desorgher, D.Heynderickx, N.Crosby, H.de Witte, G.Degreef, P.Nieminen & G.Santin,
Chapter to the IAA (International Academy of Astronautics) study on
Particle Radiation Hazards en route to and at Mars

International conferences and workshops

2009
The Martian Radiation Environment Models
P.Gonçalves, A.Keating, P.Truscott, F.Lei, S.Valente, L.Desorgher, D.Heynderickx, N.Crosby, H.de Witte, G.Degreef, P.Nieminen & G.Santin,
(poster) accepted for presentation at ICRC 09 , Lodz, Poland , July 09

2008
The Mars Energetic Radiation Environment Models P.Truscott, F.Lei, A.Keating, S.Valente, P.Gonçalves, L.Desorgher, D.Heynderickx, N.Crosby, H.de Witte, G.Degreef, P.Nieminen & G.Santin,
talk at NSREC 2008, Arizona, USA (submitted to IEEE TNS).

2007

Martian Radiation Environment: The Importance of Seasonal variations and Landing Site
Ana Keating
European Mars Science and Exploration Conference, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, October 2007

Radiation Environemtn at the Surface of Mars
Ana Keating
6th International Workshop: New Worlds in Astroparticle Physics , Portugal, September 2007

Geant4 applications in the heliospheric radiation environment
B. Tomé, P. Brogueira, P.Gonçalves, A. Keating, D. Maia, M.Pimenta
(poster) 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, July 2007

Planetary Radiation Environment and Effects (JRA)
P.Gonçalves, A.Keating
EUROPLANET workshop, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 26-27 February 2007.

Modelling SEE on EEE components
A. Keating
8th QCA Presentation Day, Louvain-la_Neuve, Belgium, 23rd January 2007.

2006

Simulation of a Radiation Monitor for Future Space Missions
P. Gonçalves
20th European Cosmic Ray Symposium. September 5-8, 2006, Lisboa, Portugal. (proceedings)

Mars Radiation Environment Characterization: Results, previous and ongoing activities
A. Keating, M. Pimenta, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen and E. Daly
Third European Space Weather Week, 16th November 2006, Brussels, Belgium.

MarsREC and Future MarsREM
A. Keating
ISO-International Standards Organization: Working group 4 on Radiation Environment and effects, CNES, Paris, France, 26th October 2006.

Models and Computational Tools for Space Radiation Effects
E.J. Daly, H. Evans, P. Nieminen, G. Santin, R. Lindberg, J. Sorensen, A. Glover, A. Menicucci, A. Keating, A. Mohammadzadeh
Proceedings RADESA2006- The 7th International Workshop on Radiation Effects on Semiconductor Devices for Space Application, 17th October 2006.

MarsREC, an integrated tool foor Mars Radiation Environment Characterization and Effects
A. Keating, M. Pimenta, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen and E. Daly
GEANT4 users workshop , IST, Lisbon, Portugal. , 9th October 2006

MarsREC and SEU predictions at the Surface of Mars
A. Keating, M. Pimenta, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen and E. Daly
RADECS2006, Athens, Greece, 27th to 29th September 2006.

Galactic Cosmic Rays induced Radiation Environment at the surface of Mars
A. Keating, M. Pimenta, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen and E. Daly
poster submitted to European Cosmic Rays Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal, 5th to 8th September 2006.

The Effects of Atmospheric Variations On the High Energy Radiation Environment at the Surface of Mars
A. Keating, M. Pimenta, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen, J.-P. Huot and E. Daly
Second workshop on Mars atmosphere modelling and observations, Granada, Spain, 27th February to 3rd March 2006.

2005

Radiation Monitors for Future Space Missions
P. Gonçalves
10th user conference and collaboration workshop. November 3-10, 2005, Bordeaux, France.

Radiation Monitors for Future Space Missions
P. Gonçalves
9th ICATPP Conference on Astroparticle, Particle, Space Physics, Detectors and Medical Physics Applications. 17-21 October 2005, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy. (proceedings)

A GEANT4 based Model for Mars Radiation Environment Characterization
A. Keating, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen, M. Pimenta and E. Daly
Second European Space Weather Week: ESWW-II, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 14th to 18th November, 2005. (Poster)

A Model for Mars Radiation Environment Characterization
A. Keating, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen, D. Maia, S. Coutinho, H. Evans, M. Pimenta, J.-P. Huot, and E. Daly
poster presented at NSREC, Seattle, USA, 12th July, 2005 (Keating, A., et al (2005), IEEE TNS 52, 0018-9499).

GEANT4 Particle Transport Software Applications to Radiation Shielding and Human Effects Analyses
L. Desorgher, S. Duzellier, T. Ersmark, H-H. Fischer, C. Fuglesang, S. Guatelli, M. Gurtner, C. Inguimbert, A. Keating, F. Lei, B. Mascialino, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen, M. Grazia Pia, G. Santin, K. Thiel, P. Truscott
15th IAA Humans in Space Symposium, 22nd 25th May, 2005.

GEANT4 detector simulations - Radiation interaction simulations for the high-energy astrophysics experiments EUSO and AMS
P. Gonçalves (proceedings)

2004

GEANT4 Applications for Astroparticle Experiments
P. Gonçalves
Geant4 Space Users' Workshop, May 10-12, 2004 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN - U.S.A.

Mars Radiation Environment and Its Effects on Components, inputs for an integrated software tool
A. Keating
TOS-EES Final presentation Day, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 19th and 20th February 2004.

GEANT4 applications on Radiation Environment and Components degradation parameters prediction
A. Keating
GEANT4 Tutorial Courses, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennesse, USA, 14th January 2004.

2003

Radiation Environments and Effects Analysis Tools for Future planetary Exploration Missions , E. Daly, H. Evans, S. Esteve Hoyos, A. Hilgers, A.Keating, A. Mohammadzadeh, P. Nieminen, L. Rosenqvist, G.Santin, J. S rensen
37th ESLAB Symposium, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 2nd -4th December 2003.

Modelling packaging effects on proton irradiation response of NMRC RadFETs, New GEANT4 simulations and Co-60 irradiations
A.Keating, A.Mohammadzadeh, B.Nickson, A.Jaksic, W. Hajdas
RADECS 2003, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 15th to 19th September 2003.

The ESA "Concept" Miniature Radiation Monitor, First Results from PROBA-I
A.Mohammadzadeh, P.Nieminen, C.Boeder, E.Daly, G.Santin, A.Keating, F.Teston, P.Vuilleumier
RADECS 2003, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 15th to 19th September 2003.

SPACE Radiation Environment and Effects