Thanks.Trill wrote:Nope. No electric charge means no effect by electric fields.OgreBattle wrote:They mention magnetic fields won't stop a neutral particle beam... so can electricity stop or redirect it? Like if there's a thunder storm would the neutral particle beam weapon be affected by that
Only thing you can do is put something in the way and hope it deflects/absorbs enough of the ray.
That site says Neutral charges are good for space vacuums 'cause a Neutral charge in atmosphere will get degraded rapidly by air molecules. Is that plausible sounding? Or would a weapons grade neutral beam still blast through a km of air?
Charged particle beams can be called Ion beams right?
On types of radiation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/r ... iation.php
Really dense stuff like lead blocking ionizing radiation makes sense, like going to the dentist. But I'm not clear on why the particles need less dense or hydrogen rich materialsThere are two kinds of radiation: [1] rays and [2] particles.
Science geeks call rays "Electromagnetic Radiation" (a fancy word for exotic light), but you just have to know that the deadly ones are X-Rays and Gamma Rays. Combat them with a radiation shield made out of dense stuff, such as lead or tungsten. Otherwise the far wall will have a splendid x-ray picture of your skeleton writhing in its death agonies. This is why your dentist puts a lead vest on you for teeth x-rays.
Particle radiation is protons ("proton storm"), neutrons ("neutron radiation"), electrons ("beta particles"), alpha particles ("alpha particles") and heavy primary nuclei ("HZE ions"). Combat them with a radiation shield made out of low density stuff: water, liquid hydrogen, lithium hydride, paraffin, hydrogenated polyethylene composite, or something else stuffed with hydrogen. Otherwise read the radiation chart for the hideous details of your fate, which will convince you that euthanasia might not be such a bad idea after all.
-Protons come from planetary radiation belts ("Van Allen belt"), solar flares ("proton storms"), and cosmic rays. And particle beam weapons.
-Neutrons come from fission & fusion reactors, fission & fusion rockets engines, nuclear & thermonuclear bombs, some radioactive elements and by cosmic rays slamming into the hull. That is, mostly man-made.
-Electrons come from planetary radiation belts and inside auroral borealis and australis. Also some radioactive elements and particle beam weapons.
-Alpha particles come from cosmic rays and solar flares. And some radioative elements.
-HZE particles come from cosmic rays
-X-rays come from high speed electrons crashing into metal. You'll find x-rays screaming out of fission explosions and where electron particle beam weapons rake the metal spacecraft hull. That is, mostly man-made.
-Gamma-rays come from tortured atomic nuclei. You'll also find gamma-rays screaming out of fission explosions and from nuclear fission reactors. That is, mostly man-made.
Put yer radiations shields so it hits the anti-particle shields first then the anti-ray shield second! Otherwise the particles hitting the anti-ray shield will act like a huge dentist x-ray machine and generate a lethal storm of x-rays past the anti-ray shield. The shield will kill the crew!