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This is a pretty relevant and interesting read about magnetic shielding. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/308/1 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/308/
by Daviator 15y ago
This is a pretty relevant and interesting read about magnetic shielding.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/308/1 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/308/1
I hope this technology is thoroughly investigated before moving forward with the standard absorption method of radiation protection.
- yummyfajitas 15y agoUnless I'm missing something interesting (maybe a plasma shield?), this only works for radiation with an electric charge - protons, electrons, helium nuceli. Cosmic rays and other EM radiation are not affected by a magnetic field.
- MaysonL 15y agoCosmic rays are energetic charged subatomic particles, originating in outer space; i.e. they will be affected by magnetic field. About 89% of cosmic rays are simple protons or hydrogen nuclei, 10% are helium nuclei or alpha particles, and 1% are the nuclei of heavier elements. The term ray is historical as cosmic rays were thought to be electromagnetic radiation. [Quoted from Wikipedia]