# Assessment of the Radiation Environment at Commercial Jet Flight Altitudes During GLE 72 on 10 September 2017 Using Neutron Monitor Data

## TL;DR

This study evaluates radiation exposure levels at commercial jet altitudes during the GLE 72 solar event on September 10, 2017, using neutron monitor data to estimate effective dose rates for crew and passengers.

## Contribution

It introduces a method to compute effective dose rates during solar energetic particle events considering different particle populations and flight conditions.

## Key findings

- Estimated dose during a 10-hour polar flight is approximately 100 μSv.
- Effective dose rates vary with altitude and particle populations during solar events.
- Comparison of galactic cosmic rays and solar protons contributions to radiation exposure.

## Abstract

As a result of intense solar activity during the first ten days of September, a ground level enhancement occurred on September 10, 2017. Here we computed the effective dose rates in the polar region at several altitudes during the event using the derived rigidity spectra of the energetic solar protons. The contribution of different populations of energetic particles viz. galactic cosmic rays and solar protons, to the exposure is explicitly considered and compared. We also assessed the exposure of a crew members/passengers to radiation at different locations and at several cruise flight altitudes and calculated the received doses for two typical intercontinental flights. The estimated received dose during a high-latitude, 40 kft, $\sim$ 10 h flight is $\sim$ 100 $\mu$Sv.