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Potential polymeric sphere construction materials for a spacecraft electrostatic shield
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smith, Trent Mendell, Wendell Smith Jr., Joseph G. Youngquist, Robert Williams, Martha |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | An electrostatic shielding concept for spacecraft radiation protection under NASA s Exploration Systems Research and Technology Program was evaluated for its effectiveness and feasibility. The proposed shield design is reminiscent of a classic quadrupole with positively and negatively charged spheres surrounding the spacecraft. The project addressed materials, shield configuration, power supply, and compared its effectiveness to that of a passive shield. The report herein concerns the identification of commercially available materials that could be used in sphere fabrication. It was found that several materials were needed to potentially construct the spheres for an electrostatic shield operating at 300 MV. |
| File Size | 613551 |
| Page Count | 31 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20060013423 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5gb72k1j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2006-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Fabrication Electrostatic Shielding Radiation Shielding Spheres Quadrupoles Radiation Protection Spacecraft Construction Materials Tensile Strength Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
