Re: neutron flux in space - Spacecraft Design

["Rob Gunter" <gunterrj@hotmail.com>]

I remember discussing the problem of designing a spacecraft relative to 
the radiation environment in physics class.  Apparently there are two 
problems.  Shielding against low energy radiations (the neutrons) and 
having too much shielding.  Too much shielding will create a buildup of 
dose from the high energy particles.  The spacecraft were supposedly 
designed to have nearly identical shielding in 4 pi geometry(?).

Interesting.

Rob

>has to go into the spacecraft.  The cosmic rays are much worse in terms 
of
>what damage they do to electronic components, fortunately these are 
also
>(except in certain orbits) minimal as well.  
>
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Robert J. Gunter, M.Sc. 
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