Results of recent and current active magnetic shielding studies for manned space missions are presented. The proposed shielding configurations are based on high temperature superconductors. The mass estimates of the coils and supporting structure of the engineering designs are based on the current and expected near-future performance of the superconducting materials. In each case, the shield performance, in terms of dose reduction, is provided by a 3-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation, which treats in detail the electromagnetic and hadronic interactions of the galactic-cosmic rays, and the secondary particles they produce in the materials of the shield and spacecraft.
Active Magnetic Shielding for Manned Space Missions Present Perspectives
Space Safety is No Accident ; Chapter : 18 ; 151-160
2015-01-01
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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