Eliminating Radiation Belts
Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
individual
What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Mairiam Maringa, Freshman
Lead Presenter's Name
Mairiam Maringa
Faculty Mentor Name
Katariina Nykyri
Abstract
The “radiation belt remediation” phenomenon was observed naturally when lighting created a ‘safe zone’ in the radiation belt, motivating scientists to look for artificial ways to produce a similar ‘safe zone’ on a bigger scale to better protect space crafts, astronauts, and Earth instruments. This project is intended as a research review in which I will discuss the different methods suggested to ‘dissipate’ radiation belts, including the ejection of certain frequencies from Earth. I will also discuss data collected by space missions, such as the Van Allen: Gateway mission, as well as the DSX spacecraft mission, which recently studied the harsh environment in the radiation belts around Earth.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Eliminating Radiation Belts
The “radiation belt remediation” phenomenon was observed naturally when lighting created a ‘safe zone’ in the radiation belt, motivating scientists to look for artificial ways to produce a similar ‘safe zone’ on a bigger scale to better protect space crafts, astronauts, and Earth instruments. This project is intended as a research review in which I will discuss the different methods suggested to ‘dissipate’ radiation belts, including the ejection of certain frequencies from Earth. I will also discuss data collected by space missions, such as the Van Allen: Gateway mission, as well as the DSX spacecraft mission, which recently studied the harsh environment in the radiation belts around Earth.