Abstract Galactic Cosmic Rays and Solar Cosmic Rays are responsible for a significant absorbed dose by the astronauts that increases their risk and the probability of health problems. The mitigation of this dose is crucial for planning future missions, beginning from those to Mars. Different strategies have been designed to protect the crew during the mission. In this work it is considered the shielding of cosmic rays using a superconductor magnet enough compact for the launch. A Monte Carlo study is carried out. The simulations are made by modelling the structures with Monte Carlo FLUKA code, dividing cosmic rays into 5 ionic groups.
Highlights The compact toroid dose mitigation is good compared to that of heavier toroids. The simple structure makes possible to be launched as one piece in one launch. The deployable configuration requires further study and testing.
Galactic cosmic rays dose mitigation inside a spacecraft by a superconductor “compact” toroid: A FLUKA Monte Carlo study
Acta Astronautica ; 129 ; 154-160
2016-09-07
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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