IS IT POSSIBLE TO CREATE A TRANSPARENT SHIELD FOR SPACE STATIONS?

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Creating a transparent shield for space stations poses challenges due to the need to protect against galactic cosmic rays, solar flares, and harmful solar radiation while allowing light to enter. Potential materials discussed include glass combined with plastic and absorbers, but questions remain about the thickness and type of glass required for effective shielding. The feasibility of using a very thick layer of glass is debated, with no definitive answers provided. Alternative solutions, such as lunar soil and electromagnetic shields, are also considered for radiation protection. The discussion emphasizes the need for further research and exploration of materials to achieve both transparency and safety in space environments.
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space stations are to be protected from
1. galactic cosmic rays
2. solar flares
3. other harmful solar radiation

for protechtion we Can use
1. lunar soil
2. electtromagnetic shield Etc...

BUT IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE TRANSPERENT SHIELD
SO THAT LIGHT CAN ENTER ?


CAN GLASS WITH PLASTIC & SOME OTHER ABSORBERS BE USED ??
 
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can a very thick layer of glass provide the shield??

if no then what could be used ?

if yes then how thick and what type of glass has to be used ?
 
See thread - "Transparent shielding" - https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=817969#post817969

See also,

http://www-d0.fnal.gov/~diehl/Public/snap/meetings/NASA-97-cp3360.pdf
NASA Conference Publication 3360
Shielding Strategies for Human Space Exploration
December 1997

Edited by
J. W. Wilson
Langley Research Center • Hampton, Virginia

J. Miller
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Berkeley, California

A. Konradi
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Houston, Texas

F. A. Cucinotta
Langley Research Center • Hampton, Virginia

Proceedings of a workshop sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and held at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
December 6–8, 1995
459 pages


Lunar and Martian dirt could provide radiation shielding for crews on future missions.
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/msad20jul98_1.htm


Radiation Effects and Protection for Moon and Mars Missions
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/space98pdf/cosmic.pdf


Materials for shielding astronauts from the hazards of space radiations
http://fsi.ucf.edu/special/SolarSystem/mars/HE/HE010.pdf

For additional papers on this subject matter, see -

http://fsi.ucf.edu/special/SolarSystem/mars/HE/
 
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