Solar radiation shield

The Radiation Shield was a device of Goa'uld construction which was placed on worlds whose atmosphere was either too thin or damaged to protect the inhabitants from ultraviolet radiation. It was intended as a temporary measure until the Goa'uld began to terraform the world in question. As such, it was never meant for long term use though, considering the fact that terraforming could take centuries to accomplish, the shield would often find itself working for such long periods of time.

The shield consisted of two identical portable stations with each possessing an activation device. An input device was also included that allowed the user to alter the shields settings. To use th device, the stations needed to be placed no more then 30 miles from one another and no less then 10 miles close to each other. When activated, the shields generated an orange force field stream between the two stations in a hemispherical pattern. This shield worked to prevent the ultraviolet radiatin from effecting the inhabitants of the planet.

The shields found themselves commonly in use by the System Lords who required immediate use of a planet that suffered from such environmental hazards. Rather then being patient, the Goa'uld would employ the use of these shields to begin an establishment on the world. The SGC encountered several of these devices abandoned on worlds such as Anvil.