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Persistent URL	http://purl.org/net/epubs/work/31657653
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Record Id	31657653
Title	Laser-plasma-based Space Radiation Reproduction in the Laboratory
Contributors	B Hidding (University of Strathclyde), O Karger, T Königstein, G Pretzler, GG Manahan (University of Strathclyde), P McKenna (University of Strathclyde), R Gray (University of Strathclyde), R Wilson (University of Strathclyde), SM Wiggins (University of Strathclyde), GH Welsh (University of Strathclyde), A Beaton (University of Strathclyde), P Delinikolas (University of Strathclyde), DA Jaroszynski (University of Strathclyde), JB Rosenzweig, A Karmakar, V Ferlet-Cavrois, A Costantino, M Muschitiello, E Daly
Abstract	Space radiation is a great danger to electronics and astronauts onboard space vessels. The spectral flux of space electrons, protons and ions for example in the radiation belts is inherently broadband, but this is a feature hard to mimic with conventional radiation sources. Using laser-plasma-accelerators, we reproduced relativistic, broadband radiation belt flux in the laboratory, and used this man-made space radiation to test the radiation hardness of space electronics. Such close mimicking of space radiation in the lab builds on the inherent ability of laser-plasma-accelerators to directly produce broadband Maxwellian-type particle flux, akin to conditions in space. In combination with the established sources, utilisation of the growing number of ever more potent laser-plasma-accelerator facilities worldwide as complementary space radiation sources can help alleviate the shortage of available beamtime and may allow for development of advanced test procedures, paving the way towards higher reliability of space missions.
Organisation	CLF , CLF-HPL , CI , STFC , CLF-VULCAN
Keywords	radiation , plasma , Vulcan , laser , space , electronics
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Language	English (EN)

Type	Details	URI(s)	Local file(s)	Year
Journal Article	Sci Rep 7 (2017): 42354.	doi:10.1038/srep42354		2017