RADIATION SHIELDING OF SPACE VEHICLES BY MEANS OF SUPERCONDUCTING COILS. Research Note 224
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4843893
The possibility of using magnetic fields for shielding is discussed. In general, it appears that adequate shielding requires magnetic fields of such strength that enormous quantities of power would be required to maintain them making the whole method impractical. However, Dow points out that superconductors might be used to advantage, and it is shown in some detail that this is indeed possible, especially in view of the recent spectacular advances in superconductors achieved at Bell Telephone Laboratories, although subject to some reservations. Curves are presented showing the estimated weights of the shields required to protect various volumes against protons of various energies. The curves compare the weights of solid shields using H/sub 2/O and magnetic coil devices. The latter are considerably lighter than the former when either high- energy particles or large volumes or both are considered. However, they are still very massive devices, nearly all the mass being coil structure. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Avco Corp. Avco-Everett Research Lab., Everett, Mass.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-027052
- OSTI ID:
- 4843893
- Report Number(s):
- AFBSD-TN-61-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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