Proton Transport, An Examination of Model and Experimental Data For Space Environment Protons
In the last decade the space community has seen a change from the dominance of a few countries with a focus on military applications to a worldwide involvement of an increasingly commercial nature. Similarly, the components used in satellites have evolved increasingly from the traditional radiation hardened components to the use of commercial silicon electronics. Using commercial electronics requires radiation characterization and generally some form of radiation analysis and mitigation for the intended application. In this case the satellite designer is trading the known radiation tolerance characteristics of a radiation hardened IC for the higher performance and lower cost of a commercial IC.
