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View SchemaRadiation Hazard of Relativistic Interstellar Flight
| Authors | Oleg G. Semyonov |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0610030 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0610030 |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
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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