AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, Volume. 42, Issue 4, 39(2025)

Review of Technology Developments for Space Radiation Effect Simulation

Yu HAN1, Tao YING2, Jianqun YANG3, and Xingji LI3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology University,Harbin150001,,China
  • 2School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology University,Harbin150001,,China
  • 3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology University,Harbin150001,,China
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    Category: Special Paper of Expert

    Received: Jun. 3, 2025

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    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2025

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    DOI:10.19328/j.cnki.2096-8655.2025.04.004

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