title: Satellite studies on the use of electric fields for shielding biological objects against cosmic rays.
abstract: The paper presents the results of measurements of conduction currents in strong electric fields of an electrostatic radiation shield apparatus aboard the Cosmos 690 artificial satellite. Power, dose and weight-size characteristics were calculated for an electrostatic shield and it was concluded that with available high-voltage technology it is possible to create an efficient low-weight electrostatic shield against cosmic radiation for biological objects. The development of an electric field system for in-flight radiation protection of biological objects could solve a number of other technological problems, such as protection of equipment and instruments against electric inductions, discharges and surface breakdowns.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, USSR.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Kovalev
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Riabova
mesh_terms: D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D004560:Electricity; D004583:Electrons; D004867:Equipment Design; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D011522:Protons; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D011522:Protons