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Old 12-02-2020, 10:11 AM   #12
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Default Re: [Spaceships] Magnetic Shielding above TL8

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Originally Posted by DataPacRat View Post
Is this the source of 'solar flares and planetary radiation belts' getting a rPF*20, due to being 'mostly free electrons and alpha particles' (pB436)?

If so, a factor of 20 doesn't reduce a total accumulated dose of 95B rem by all that much...
Well, that's also the GURPS radiation rules being wrong. Assume it counts as 20 layers, not 20 PF.
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