Background radiation on Earth quantified?

[Causality]

Hello all, a new user here. I am in need of some very basic information that seems to be impossible to find. I need to know the typical background radiation on the Earth's surface (cosmic, solar, natural, manmade), particularly flux rates and energy. The closest I have come is a flux rate for neutrons with no energy information given, and also dose rates which I do not need.

If anyone can provide a link or point me to a text with this information, that would be great!

 

[Morbius]

Hello all, a new user here. I am in need of some very basic information that seems to be impossible to find. I need to know the typical background radiation on the Earth's surface (cosmic, solar, natural, manmade), particularly flux rates and energy. The closest I have come is a flux rate for neutrons with no energy information given, and also dose rates which I do not need.

If anyone can provide a link or point me to a text with this information, that would be great!

Causality,

How about:

http://www.umich.edu/~radinfo/introduction/radrus.htm

and

http://www.umich.edu/~radinfo/introduction/


The Health Physics Society may help get you started.

Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist

 

[Causality]

Thank you for the links Dr. Greenman, they do give a very good breakdown of natural sources. However they only provide doses, whereas I am looking for actual flux rates (#particles s^-1 cm^-2) and energies. They do look like a good contact though and I will see if they can help me out!

 

[Morbius]

Thank you for the links Dr. Greenman, they do give a very good breakdown of natural sources. However they only provide doses, whereas I am looking for actual flux rates (#particles s^-1 cm^-2) and energies. They do look like a good contact though and I will see if they can help me out!

Causality,

How about from the Pierre Auger Observatory:

http://www.auger.org/questions.html#how_many

or courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center:

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/features/topics/snr_group/cosmic_rays.html


http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/features/topics/snr_group/cr-knee.html

Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist