ARLO / ACTIVE SHIELDING / CONCEPT RESEARCH
Understand magnetic rigidity, particle energy, field direction and why a magnetic field is not a universal barrier.
Explore the research ↓The magnetic part of the Lorentz force is q(v × B). It acts perpendicular to particle velocity: a static magnetic field bends a trajectory without directly removing kinetic energy. Neutral particles and photons do not experience this force. Particles traveling parallel to the local field initially experience no magnetic deflection.
For a proton, magnetic rigidity Bρ is momentum divided by charge. A 100 MeV proton has rigidity about 1.483 tesla-metres; a 1 GeV proton about 5.657 tesla-metres. At a uniform transverse field of 1 T, those correspond to curvature radii of 1.483 m and 5.657 m. These are single-particle calculations, not shielding requirements or dose reductions.
Real coils leave a three-dimensional distribution with different directions, gradients and access paths. Some trajectories can be focused toward hardware or occupied volumes. A trajectory that misses one detector may enter elsewhere. Score particles and deposited energy throughout the habitat, not only at a central point.
Deflecting external particles transfers momentum to the magnetic system and its supports. This is consistent with momentum conservation. It does not establish an internal-only propulsion mechanism, and a radiation shield is not automatically a useful thruster.
External work informs the study; it does not validate ARLO. Review date: 24 October 2026. Source access depth is stated below.
Architecture, structural loads, quench protection and cooling; report summary reviewed.
Preliminary magnetic habitat concept; abstract reviewed, not flight validation.
Modeling preprint; revised strong-field performance. Abstract reviewed.
Orbit-specific environment reference; presentation.
Engineering context for coatings, heat rejection and environment.
Physical debris protection remains a separate system.
Solar generation, eclipse storage and end-of-life considerations; overview reviewed.
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We are defining a research scope for radiation transport, superconducting engineering and optical-material testing. No shield is offered for sale or operational use.
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