Radiation Hazard of Relativistic Interstellar Flight

Details Radiation Hazard of Relativistic Interstellar Flight Radiation Hazard of Relativistic Interstellar Flight

2006-10-05

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0610030v2

Physics

Space Physics

16 pages, 4 figures, minor grammar corrections, references added, submitted to Acta Astronautica

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From the point of view of radiation safety, interstellar space is not an empty void. Interstellar gas and cosmic rays, which consist of hydrogen and helium nucleons, present a severe radiation hazard to crew and electronics aboard a relativistic interstellar ship. Of the two, the oncoming relativistic flow of interstellar gas produces the most intence radiation. A protection shield will be needed to block relativistic interstellar gas that can also absorb most of the cosmic rays which, as a result of relativistic aberration, form into a beamed flow propagating toward the front of the ship.

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