Shielding for space ships

• Shields for the Star Ship Enterprise (PDF - 861kB - link opens in a new window): Ruth Bamford, Robert Bingham and Mike Hapgood discuss the physics behind shielding spacecraft from solar and cosmic radiation with minimagnetospheres
  
• Star Trek plasma shields (PDF - 1493kB - link opens in a new window): Measurements and modelling of a diamagnetic cavity
• Expansion of a plasma cloud into the solar wind (PDF - 750kB - link opens in a new window)
• Plasma Radiation Shield (PDF - 1397kB - link opens in a new window): concept and applications to space vehicles
• Shields for the Starship Enterprise: (PDF - 346kB - link opens in a new window) The Mini Magnetospheres Program

Radiation effects / risks

• Investigations into biological effects of radiation using the GSI Accelerator Facility (PDF - 180kB - link opens in a new window)
• Mars radiation risk assessment and shielding design for long-term exposure to ionizing space radiation (PDF - 270kB - link opens in a new window)

Shielding for astronauts

• Shielding space explorers from cosmic rays: (PDF - 210kB - link opens in a new window) Expert opinions are split on the most promising strategies for protecting astronauts from the dangers of cancer-inducing radiation in Space
• Revolutionary concepts of radiation shielding for human exploration of space (PDF - 1279kB - link opens in a new window)
• Shielding astronauts from cosmic rays (PDF - 303kB - link opens in a new window)
• Surface charged smart skin technology for heat protection, propulsion and radiation screening (PDF - 711kB - link opens in a new window)
• Will mighty magnets protect voyagers to planets? (PDF - 514kB - link opens in a new window)

Plasma physics

• Creation and expansion of a magnetized plasma bubble for plasma propulsion (PDF - 219kB - link opens in a new window)
• Very high mach-number electrostatic shocks in collisionless plasmas (PDF - 296kB - link opens in a new window)
• Wide ultra-relativistic plasma-beam–magnetic-barrier collision (PDF - 213kB - link opens in a new window)

Solar wind activity

• Expansion of a plasma cloud into the solar wind (PDF - 1949kB - link opens in a new window)
• Theory of wave activity occurring in the AMPTE artificial comet (PDF - 1512kB - link opens in a new window)
• High-speed solarwind streams and geospace interactions (PDF - 450kB - link opens in a new window)
• Simulations of CME’s and solar energetic particle production (PDF - 9869kB - link opens in a new window)
• Solar wind interaction with artificial atmospheres (PDF - 1512kB - link opens in a new window)

Laboratory experiments

• Hybrid simulations of mini-magnetospheres in the laboratory (PDF - 495kB - link opens in a new window)
• 'Raise shields, Scotty' (PDF - 538kB - link opens in a new window): Initial experimental results of a laboratory mini 'mini-magnetosphere' for astronaut protection
• Measurements of the creation of a diamagnetic cavity and transport barrier in a laboratory supersonic plasma and comparison with computer simulations (PDF - 755kB - link opens in a new window)

Propulsion

• Physical problems of artificial magnetospheric​ propulsion (PDF - 999kB - link opens in a new window)

Solar system

• The rough guide to the Moon and Mars (PDF - 741kB - link opens in a new window)

For more information please contact: RAL Space Enquiries