Potential micrometeoroid and orbital debris protection system using a gradient magnetic field and magnetic flux compression

A. Giffin, M. N. Shneider, R. B. Miles

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Abstract

A system for using a magnetic field in conjunction with conventional shielding configurations to protect against micrometeoroid and orbital debris is presented. Analytical, numerical, and experimental studies of a conductor moving through a gradient magnetic field have been performed. The results show that in the high magnetic Reynolds number regime a conducting object will experience large forces that tend to deform it while moving through the gradient field. Additionally a configuration using magnetic flux compression is introduced to act as a magnetic shock absorber. Separately or together, this technology may augment or replace current protection designs for space systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number054102
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume97
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2 2010

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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