Electrostatic space radiation shielding

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1043-1049

  Tripathi, Ram K ^a   Wilson, John W ^a   Youngquist, Robert C ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Active radiation shielding; Electrostatic space radiation shielding; Human space missions; Radiation shielding and protection; Space radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTROSTATICS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; NASA; ORBITS; RADIATION; RADIATION HAZARDS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

ACTIVE RADIATION SHIELDING; ELECTROSTATIC SPACE RADIATION SHIELDING; HUMAN SPACE MISSIONS; RADIATION SHIELDING AND PROTECTION; SPACE RADIATION EXPOSURE;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 49049108467     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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