Investigation and Comparison of Materials Using in Radiation Protection of Commercial Parts in LEO Satellite Mission using SPENVIS Software

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Authors
zahra bokaie 1
Hamideh Daneshvar 2
Seyed Amir Hossein Feghhi 3
Aliasghar Shokri 4
1 Department of physics, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 nuclear science and technology research institute
3 Department of Radiation Application, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Theoretical physics and Nano, Faculty of Physics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jssta.2024.442921.1150
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Radiation damages have destructive effects on the electronic components of satellites. Due to financial reasons and the presence of different restrictions, the utilization of commercial components ended up common in short-term and low-altitude missions. The most effective method of protection against radiation is the use of shields. The results of calculations obtained from PSTAR and ESTAR software show that in case heavier metals are utilized, the energy range of particles to stop increases. The result of SHIELDOSE, MULASSIS, PSTAR, and ESTAR software calculations is that the amount of thickness of different materials for the radiation tolerance of commercial parts does not differ much in terms of condensation thickness. Also, there is no need for complex protection and it can be used for usual protections. The maximum thickness required for the radiation tolerance of commercial parts is 0.5 mm from the combination of Aluminum and Tantalum. In order to achieve the best result considering the mass budget, it is better to use polyethylene material. From the results of the calculations to change the permutations of the aluminum and polyethylene shields, it can be concluded that it is better to have the first layer of polyethylene and the next layer of Aluminum.
Keywords
space radiation# COTS#shielding# total ionizing dose# non
ionizing dose
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  • Receive Date 17 February 2024
  • Revise Date 28 April 2024
  • Accept Date 24 June 2024