RADIATION SHIELDING OF SPACE VEHICLES BY MEANS OF SUPERCONDUCTING COILS

Abstract

The general problem of shielding the occupants of manned space vehicles from various radiations likely to be encountered in space flight is discussed, and various published papers on the subject are briefly reviewed. The review indicates the importance of the problem and the interest that would attach to a radical solution. One possibility is shielding by the permanent magnetic field of a superconducting coil. A detailed analysis is made of the shielding that could be provided by such a coil and a preliminary estimate of the weight of such a device is made paying particular attention to the weight of the structure required to support the coil. A comparison is made of the weights calculated in this way with the weight of the spherical H2O shield which would give comparable protection. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0263350

Entities

People

  • Richard H. Levy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Flight
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Shielding
  • Space Flight
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster