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This possibility is an "old story".
Are you saying it will NOT affect integrated circuits?CME is like the E3 component of an EMP. Low frequency that only affects long circuits.(requires a long antenna)
Not that it can't, but the earth's magnetic field shields us from all but the lowest frequencies.Are you saying it will NOT affect integrated circuits?
I have never read that.
The Carrington Event did not affect integrated circuits as there were none in 1859.
I read the article you linked.Not that it can't, but the earth's magnetic field shields us from all but the lowest frequencies.
High orbit satellites, such as those in geosychronous orbit, are exposed enough for their circuits to be damaged.
Read this NASA article for more info:
https://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/spaceweather.htm
if you follow radio propagation you will see the lines of magnetic resonance are changing!!!I read the article you linked.
It says the earth is protected (to a great degree) by the magnetosphere, but it did not state categorically that there is no damage to short "antennas", e.g. integrated circuits. My understanding from reports about potential EMP issues are that they are susceptible. (But I don't claim to be an authority on the subject.)
Well obviously they can be affected, but so far we've only seen that happen to satellites in high orbit. Low orbit satellites and the space station weren't affected. Possibly a large enough CME could overcome the shielding from the earth's magnetic field.I read the article you linked.
It says the earth is protected (to a great degree) by the magnetosphere, but it did not state categorically that there is no damage to short "antennas", e.g. integrated circuits. My understanding from reports about potential EMP issues are that they are susceptible. (But I don't claim to be an authority on the subject.)
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