Assessing the efficacy of sustainable and composite materials as shielding solutions for cosmic radiation protection in space missions

IF 2.8 3区物理与天体物理 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Radiation Physics and Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2025.113317

Mehdi Hassanpour , Marzieh Hassanpour , Mohammadreza Rezaie , Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque , Mayeen Uddin Khandaker , D.A. Bradley , Mustafa Mahmoud

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Abstract

The protection of spacecraft, such as the International Space Station (ISS), from space radiation is essential to ensure the safety of both the crew and equipment. This study evaluates the shielding performance of two composite materials, jute/polyester and glass/polyester, against cosmic radiation, with a focus on their ability to mitigate high-energy particles. By investigating cosmic sources such as protons, neutrons, and gamma rays, the study analyzes the materials' effectiveness in reducing radiation exposure and their resistance to particle-induced spallation. Key findings highlight that both materials provide substantial shielding, with jute/polyester offering the added benefit of sustainability. The study also examines the formation of secondary particles and long-lived radionuclides generated during cosmic particle interactions. These results indicate that jute/polyester and glass/polyester composites can serve as effective, lightweight, and potentially eco-friendly shielding solutions for future space missions, including applications in the ISS.

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评估可持续材料和复合材料作为空间任务中宇宙辐射防护屏蔽解决方案的功效

保护航天器，如国际空间站（ISS）免受空间辐射对确保机组人员和设备的安全至关重要。本研究评估了黄麻/聚酯和玻璃/聚酯两种复合材料对宇宙辐射的屏蔽性能，重点研究了它们对高能粒子的抑制能力。通过研究质子、中子和伽马射线等宇宙源，该研究分析了这些材料在减少辐射暴露方面的有效性，以及它们对粒子诱导散裂的抵抗力。主要研究结果强调，这两种材料都提供了大量的屏蔽，黄麻/聚酯提供了可持续性的额外好处。该研究还研究了次级粒子的形成以及宇宙粒子相互作用过程中产生的长寿命放射性核素。这些结果表明，黄麻/聚酯和玻璃/聚酯复合材料可以作为未来太空任务的有效、轻质和潜在的环保屏蔽解决方案，包括在国际空间站的应用。

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Radiation Physics and Chemistry 化学-核科学技术

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

17.20%

发文量

574

审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Radiation Physics and Chemistry is a multidisciplinary journal that provides a medium for publication of substantial and original papers, reviews, and short communications which focus on research and developments involving ionizing radiation in radiation physics, radiation chemistry and radiation processing. The journal aims to publish papers with significance to an international audience, containing substantial novelty and scientific impact. The Editors reserve the rights to reject, with or without external review, papers that do not meet these criteria. This could include papers that are very similar to previous publications, only with changed target substrates, employed materials, analyzed sites and experimental methods, report results without presenting new insights and/or hypothesis testing, or do not focus on the radiation effects.