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The JPL Neptune Radiation Model (NMOD)The objective of this study is the development of a comprehensive radiation model of the Neptunian environment for JPL mission planning. The ultimate goal is to provide a description of the high-energy electron and proton environments and the magnetic field at Neptune that can be used for engineering design. The JPL Neptune Radiation Model (NMOD) models the high-energy electrons and protons between 0.025 MeV and 5 MeV based on the California Institute of Technology's Cosmic Ray Subsystem and the Applied Physics Laboratory's Low Energy Charged Particle Detector on Voyager 2. As in previous JPL radiation models, the form of the Neptunian model is based on magnetic field coordinates and requires a conversion from spacecraft coordinates to Neptunian-centered magnetic "B-L" coordinates. Two types of magnetic field models have been developed for Neptune: 1) simple "offset, tilted dipoles" (OTD), and 2) a complex, multi-pole expansion model ("O8"). A review of the existing data on Neptune and a search of the NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) were completed to obtain the most current descriptions of the Neptunian high-energy particle environment. These data were fit in terms of the O8 B-L coordinates to develop the electron and proton flux models. The flux predictions of the new model were used to estimate the total ionizing dose (TID) rate along the Neptunian equator, meridional flux contours for the electrons and protons, and for flux and dose comparisons with the other radiation belts in the Solar System.
Document ID
20170006886
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other
Authors
Garrett, Henry
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Evans, Robin
(Bastion Technologies, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
July 20, 2017
Publication Date
July 1, 2017
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Report/Patent Number
JPL-Publ-17-2
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNN12AA01C
PROJECT: Proj. PEMOPS
WBS: WBS PEMOPS-5.5130.06
TASK: Task 5.5130.06
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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