Measurement of Linear Energy Transfer Spectra of High-LET Space Radiation Inside the International Space Station Modules (2013-2014)

The field of space radiation in low-Earth orbit is extremely complicated due to many reasons. It is formed mainly of galactic cosmic rays (GCR), solar particles and trapped particles in the south Atlantic anomaly region. In addition radiation field is affected by shielding and scattering of incident primary particles by surrounding material. The contribution of short – range particles produced in the nuclear interactions in the shielding and contents of the spacecraft to the total radiation field is comparable to the primary component at high values of dE/dx.Preliminary linear energy transfer (LET) spectra of high-LET space radiation were measured in different compartments of the Russian segment of International Space Station (ISS) by means of plastic nuclear track detectors (PNTD) CR-39 TASTRACK. Measurements were carried out during ISS-37/38/39 expeditions in MATROSHKA-R space experiment. The comparison of experimental spectra with simulated one was made in order of data verification.