"Space Radiation Effects on Technology and Human Biology

1. Space Radiation Environment and Modeling • The Earth’s geomagnetic field and its effect on high-energy, ionizing particles including electrons, protons, and some heavy ions • The Earth's trapped radiation environment and Trapped radiation models, the characteristics of the Van Allen belts and South Atlantic Anomaly • Effects of trapped radiation on spacecraft and components • Space Weather concept, methods for observing Geospace • Ionizing radiation sources that are of concern to spacecraft design, such as: I. Protons and electrons trapped in the Van Allen belts, II. Heavy ions trapped in the magnetosphere, III. Cosmic ray protons and heavy ions (from outside the solar system) IV. Protons and heavy ions from solar flares.