Design Blueprint: An Active Magnetic Shield for a Mars Crew Refuge: Charged-Particle Deflection Sizing

Design blueprint derived from the source paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24193574): This paper presents a sized design for a Mars surface system based on deflection of charged particles by the Lorentz force in a superconducting magnetic field, rather than absorption in mass. A superconducting coil system around a small crew refuge that bends incoming charged particles away from the refuge volume. The study is SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED: all values are computed from stated assumptions and published Martian environmental data, and no hardware was built or tested. The principal computed results are field T of 4.5, field region m of 3.2, field length product Tm of 14.4, proton cutoff GeV of 4.32. Further results include unshielded dose mSv day of 0.67, fraction below cutoff of 0.46, deflection efficiency of 0.82, shielded dose mSv day of 0.417. The design is a computed study for peaceful surface operations — power supply, thermal control, radiation protection, construction and resource extraction for a crewed base — and it has no targeting or weapon application. Losses, deratings for dust and temperature, and the margin between capacity and the stated load are reported alongside the headline figures, and the limitations section states what a physical test would still need to establish. Status: DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT. All numbers are simulated values from the source paper's computation, deposited with this blueprint as compute.py and results.json. AI-use disclosure: Dave, an AI research system, assisted with the computation and drafting under the author's direction; author of record William Alexander Aldred.