Corrigendum to “Monte Carlo simulations of the secondary neutron ambient and effective dose equivalent rates from surface to suborbital altitudes and low Earth orbit”

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• 作者：Samy El-Jaby ^{samy.el-jaby@cnl.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Ambient dose equivalent ; Effective dose equivalent ; Secondary neutron ; Suborbital altitude ; Low Earth orbit ; Galactic cosmic radiation ; MCNPX
• 刊名：Life Sciences in Space Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：9
• 期：Complete
• 页码：93-96
• 全文大小：2017 K

文摘

A recent paper published in Life Sciences in Space Research (El-Jaby and Richardson, 2015) presented estimates of the secondary neutron ambient and effective dose equivalent rates, in air, from surface altitudes up to suborbital altitudes and low Earth orbit. These estimates were based on MCNPX (LANL, 2011) (Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended) radiation transport simulations of galactic cosmic radiation passing through Earth's atmosphere. During a recent review of the input decks used for these simulations, a systematic error was discovered that is addressed here. After reassessment, the neutron ambient and effective dose equivalent rates estimated are found to be 10 to 15% different, though, the essence of the conclusions drawn remains unchanged.