11-12-2016, 04:52 AM
(11-12-2016, 03:51 AM)stevebowers Wrote: but a magnetic shield could deflect charged particles.
A lot of cosmic rays are protons and heavier atomic nuclei, so magnetic fields will help with them. It's why ISS astronauts don't rack up much of a radiation dose.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
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"Everbody's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh, suddenly you've gone too far." -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama
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"Everbody's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh, suddenly you've gone too far." -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama