What is used to shield objects from particle radiation?

Subject: What is used to shield objects from particle radiation?

Date: Thu Nov 2 17:23:30 2000
Posted by Bryce
Grade level: 10-12 School: The Woodlands
City: Mississauga State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Physics
ID: 973203810.Ph

Message:


By what fashion are objects shielded from particle radiation such as 
Neutrons and Alpha particles, and what sort of decay do these shields 
exibit? Also can electromagnetic fields be used to stop charged particle 
radiation, even if it is made up of anti-particles?

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