Solar radiation - Revision history

RichardWSmith: /* Sources of solar radiation */

2024-09-23T23:04:29Z

Sources of solar radiation

2024-09-23T21:30:21Z

Sources of solar radiation: Added link.

2024-08-29T20:18:29Z

Added link.

2024-08-28T10:37:10Z

Protection: Solar storms are very dangerous.

2024-08-28T10:34:20Z

2024-08-28T10:27:28Z

Sources of solar radiation: Added link and intro sentence.

2021-06-02T13:24:58Z

Added link to solar storm shelters.

2020-03-15T18:10:19Z

Moved information specific to solar radiation protection from the main Radiation page.

2018-12-17T23:52:46Z

2018-08-12T16:03:18Z

Added a detail on solar proton events.

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 *The electromagnetic spectrum is radiated from a near-"Black Body" at 5800K.
-*High energy ions can be excited by [[solar wind]] interactions and/or emitted directly from [[solar flares]] or subsequent [[Coronal Mass Ejections]]. A solar proton event (SPE) occurs when the intensity of this radiation temporarily spikes after a solar flare or CME. In an SPE, the intensity of particulate radiation can increase by up to 5 orders of magnitude over the normal level, with radiation returning to the baseline level after several days.<ref>Schimmerling W. (2011, Feb 5). The Space Radiation Environment: An Introduction. <nowiki>https://three.jsc.nasa.gov/concepts/SpaceRadiationEnviron.pdf</nowiki></ref> See also [[Solar Cosmic Rays]].
+*High energy ions can be excited by [[solar wind]] interactions and/or emitted directly from [[solar flares]] or subsequent [[Coronal Mass Ejections]] (CME). A solar proton event (SPE) occurs when the intensity of this radiation temporarily spikes after a solar flare or CME. In an SPE, the intensity of particulate radiation can increase by up to 5 orders of magnitude over the normal level, with radiation returning to the baseline level after several days.<ref>Schimmerling W. (2011, Feb 5). The Space Radiation Environment: An Introduction. <nowiki>https://three.jsc.nasa.gov/concepts/SpaceRadiationEnviron.pdf</nowiki></ref> See also [[Solar Cosmic Rays]].
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 *The electromagnetic spectrum is radiated from a near-"Black Body" at 5800K.
-*High energy ions can be excited by [[solar wind]] interactions and/or emitted directly from [[solar flares]] or subsequent [[Coronal Mass Ejections]]. A solar proton event (SPE) occurs when the intensity of this radiation temporarily spikes after a solar flare or CME. In an SPE, the intensity of particulate radiation can increase by up to 5 orders of magnitude over the normal level, with radiation returning to the baseline level after several days.<ref>Schimmerling W. (2011, Feb 5). The Space Radiation Environment: An Introduction. <nowiki>https://three.jsc.nasa.gov/concepts/SpaceRadiationEnviron.pdf</nowiki></ref>
+*High energy ions can be excited by [[solar wind]] interactions and/or emitted directly from [[solar flares]] or subsequent [[Coronal Mass Ejections]]. A solar proton event (SPE) occurs when the intensity of this radiation temporarily spikes after a solar flare or CME. In an SPE, the intensity of particulate radiation can increase by up to 5 orders of magnitude over the normal level, with radiation returning to the baseline level after several days.<ref>Schimmerling W. (2011, Feb 5). The Space Radiation Environment: An Introduction. <nowiki>https://three.jsc.nasa.gov/concepts/SpaceRadiationEnviron.pdf</nowiki></ref> See also [[Solar Cosmic Rays]].
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 ==Sources of solar radiation==
-'''Solar [[radiation]]''' can be split into two varieties: [[Electromagnetic radiation |''electromagnetic'']] and ''ionized particles''.
+'''Solar [[radiation]]''' can be split into two varieties: [[Electromagnetic radiation |''electromagnetic'']] and [[Ionizing Radiation | ''ionized particles'']].
 *The electromagnetic spectrum is radiated from a near-"Black Body" at 5800K.

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	The worst part of the storm lasts for several hours, so habitats and space craft will likely be equipped with a small [[Storm shelter]] with high radiation protection. The crew will hide inside during the worst of the storm.		The worst part of the storm lasts for several hours, so habitats and space craft will likely be equipped with a small [[Storm shelter]] with high radiation protection. The crew will hide inside during the worst of the storm.
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		+	Note that low levels of radiation spread over a long time, is less dangerous than the same amount of radiation in a short amount of time. This makes solar storms far more dangerous than the low level radiation levels that trickle in from [[Cosmic radiation \|Cosmic Rays]].
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−	Mars being further from Earth means that it gets about 48% of the radiation then the Earth does.	+	Mars being further from Earth means that it gets about 43% of the radiation then the Earth does.

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 *The electromagnetic spectrum is radiated from a near-"Black Body" at 5800K.
 *High energy ions can be excited by [[solar wind]] interactions and/or emitted directly from [[solar flares]] or subsequent [[Coronal Mass Ejections]]. A solar proton event (SPE) occurs when the intensity of this radiation temporarily spikes after a solar flare or CME. In an SPE, the intensity of particulate radiation can increase by up to 5 orders of magnitude over the normal level, with radiation returning to the baseline level after several days.<ref>Schimmerling W. (2011, Feb 5). The Space Radiation Environment: An Introduction. <nowiki>https://three.jsc.nasa.gov/concepts/SpaceRadiationEnviron.pdf</nowiki></ref>
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 ==Sources of solar radiation==
 '''Solar [[radiation]]''' can be split into two varieties: ''electromagnetic'' and ''ionized particles''.
 * The electromagnetic spectrum is radiated from a near-"Black Body" at 5800K.
-* High energy ions can be excited by [[solar wind]] interations and/or emitted directly from [[solar flares]] via [[Coronal Mass Ejections]].
+*The electromagnetic spectrum is radiated from a near-"Black Body" at 5800K.