Real versus simulated galactic cosmic radiation for investigating cancer risk in the hematopoietic system - are we comparing apples to apples?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2021.01.001
Abstract: Deep space exploration missions need strategies to mitigate the potentially harmful exposure to galactic cosmic radiation. This form of radiation can cause significant damage to biological systems and organisms, which include radiation-induced carcinogenesis in the… read more here.
Keywords: space; hematopoietic system; cancer risk; galactic cosmic ... See more keywords
Astronaut Radiation Dose Calculation With a New Galactic Cosmic Ray Model and the AMS‐02 Data
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DOI: 10.1029/2022sw003285
Abstract: We present a new calculation of the astronaut dose rate from the galactic cosmic rays in free space at 1 AU. We use the unshielded isotropic fluence‐to‐dose conversion coefficients given in the International Commission on… read more here.
Keywords: doi org; galactic cosmic; model; https doi ... See more keywords
Galactic Cosmic Radiation Induces Persistent Epigenome Alterations Relevant to Human Lung Cancer
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24755-8
Abstract: Human deep space and planetary travel is limited by uncertainties regarding the health risks associated with exposure to galactic cosmic radiation (GCR), and in particular the high linear energy transfer (LET), heavy ion component. Here… read more here.
Keywords: galactic cosmic; human lung; cosmic radiation; cancer ... See more keywords
On the knee of Galactic cosmic rays in light of sub-TeV spectral hardenings
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DOI: 10.1088/1674-1137/42/7/075103
Abstract: More than fifty years after the discovery of the knee in the cosmic ray spectra, its physical origin remains a mystery. This is partly due to the ambiguity of the energy spectrum of individual composition.… read more here.
Keywords: knee galactic; physics; cosmic ray; galactic cosmic ... See more keywords
On the 3D transport of galactic cosmic rays in a selection of exoplanet-hosting astrospheres: The influence of stellar rotation
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf164
Abstract: Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) may influence the habitability of exoplanets. The recently proposed relationship between GCR intensities at exoplanetary locations and the rotation periods of their host stars is here investigated for several M-dwarf astrospheres,… read more here.
Keywords: stellar rotation; transport; influence stellar; rotation ... See more keywords
Processing of methane and acetylene ices by galactic cosmic rays and implications to the color diversity of Kuiper Belt objects.
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg6936
Abstract: Kuiper Belt objects exhibit a wider color range than any other solar system population. The origin of this color diversity is unknown, but likely the result of the prolonged irradiation of organic materials by galactic… read more here.
Keywords: belt objects; color diversity; cosmic rays; belt ... See more keywords
Modulation of galactic cosmic rays in solar cycles 22–24: Analysis and physical interpretation
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DOI: 10.1134/s0016793217050103
Abstract: This work represents a physical interpretation of cosmic ray modulation in the 22nd–24th solar cycles, including an interpretation of an unusual behavior of their intensity in the last minimum of the solar activity (2008–2010). In… read more here.
Keywords: modulation; physical interpretation; intensity; galactic cosmic ... See more keywords
A model of possible variations of the galactic cosmic ray intensity over the recent billion years
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DOI: 10.1134/s0038094617030017
Abstract: Based on the analysis of published data on exposure ages of iron meteorites determined with the 40K/K method (TK) and ages calculated using short-lived cosmogenic radionuclides (with the half-life T1/2 < 1 Myr) in combination… read more here.
Keywords: trs ages; intensity; galactic cosmic; gcr intensity ... See more keywords
Galactic Cosmic Ray Shielding Using Spherical Field-Reversed Array of Superconducting Coils
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a34710
Abstract: A deep-space galactic cosmic ray (GCR) shield in the form of a field-reversed array of superconducting coils is investigated. Exploiting the physics of plasma confinement, the shield forms a shell ... read more here.
Keywords: array superconducting; field reversed; cosmic ray; reversed array ... See more keywords
On relationship between Galactic Cosmic Rays and Cloud cover
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DOI: 10.26476/josa.2017.01.01.12-15
Abstract: Intriguing relationship between Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) and Cloud Cover (CC) puts a challenge in understanding climate variability and global warming. Correlation obtained between Galactic Cosmic Ray and Cloud Cover is explained by ionization of… read more here.
Keywords: relationship galactic; galactic cosmic; cloud cover;
Crossovers of the energy spectra of galactic cosmic rays in the activity minima of consecutive solar cycles
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DOI: 10.3103/s1062873817020423
Abstract: Calculations of the spectra of galactic cosmic rays (GCR) reveal crossovers of them in successive solar activity minima. The minima of consecutive 11-year cycles differ in the direction of the heliospheric magnetic field, and thus… read more here.
Keywords: activity minima; galactic cosmic; spectra galactic; cosmic rays ... See more keywords