The great rigidities characteristic of high energy heavy ion (HZE) particles are judged to preclude near term use of confined magnetic fields of reasonable dimensions and strengths for small spacecraft shielding on long duration manned missions. It is noted that a Mars mission-class shield, although effective against solar protons, would be useless for HZE particles unless the mass and size of the shield are increased by several orders of magnitude (to yield a shield comparable to those contemplated for permanent space stations).


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    Title :

    HZE particle shielding using confined magnetic fields


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    Publication date :

    1983-12-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English






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