Space Radiation Environment and Effects: From Earth to Jupiter
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Sala de Conferências
Departamento de Física
Radiation is one of the major challenges for Space missions. It is composed of electrons, protons and heavy ions with energies ranging from a few eV up to 10^21 eV originating from multiple sources in Space, namely Solar Energetic Particles, Galactic Cosmic Rays and trapped particles. These particles cause a plethora of negative effects in electronics and biological systems which in extreme cases can lead to
mission loss.
In this seminar I will review the radiation environment in Space with special emphasis on the Jovian system from the perspective of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, ESA’s next L-class mission, which will carry the RADiation hard Electron Monitor (RADEM). I will also talk about the Radiation Hardness Assurance processes for Space missions and present the current LIP activities on these subjects.
Filipe Veloso e Pedro Costa