Radiation shielding

Apparatus and method using a gas discharge device for shielding an object and/or person from electromagnetic (EM) radiation including radar, microwaves, X-rays, and/or gamma rays. The device comprises multiple gas discharge cells, each cell being within a gas-filled hollow shell. The gas is selected...

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1. Verfasser: Wedding, Carol Ann
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus and method using a gas discharge device for shielding an object and/or person from electromagnetic (EM) radiation including radar, microwaves, X-rays, and/or gamma rays. The device comprises multiple gas discharge cells, each cell being within a gas-filled hollow shell. The gas is selected to absorb radiation particularly when the gas is in a discharge state. The shell may be composed of a radiation absorption material.