A Systems Design for a Prototype Space Colony

6 .AB FIGURE 6.A4: GALACTIC COSMIC RAY PROTONS AND ELECTRONS 10 4 10 2 .-1 I I-< 10- 2 fJ) .-1 I Ul N 10- 4 I :'.: 10- 6 >, -~ Ul 10- 8 ~ Q) ... ~ 10-10 10-12 10-14 1 10 2 10 4 10 6 0.1 \\ Samp~e solar \ ' / particl e spectra 0'~ I ,~ \ Galactic cosmic ,\~ II ay spectrum \11 observed at \ ,l 10 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 Energy in MeV Comparison of power-law representations of energy spectra 10 8 10 10 10 12 10 14 Energy (MeV) Intensity spectra of galactic cosmic ray electrons and protons. Solid portions represent data and dashed portions extrapolations. From NASA SP-8118, p. 29. Insert from Pomerantz, M.A., Cosmic Rays, Van Nostrand, N. Y., 1971.

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