Modelling the reflective thermal contribution to the acceleration of the Pioneer spacecraft

Details Modelling the reflective thermal contribution to the acceleration of the Pioneer spacecraft Modelling the reflective thermal contribution to the acceleration of the Pioneer spacecraft

2011-03-27

arxiv.org/abs/1103.5222v2

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Space Physics

Version accepted for publication in Physics Letters B. 19 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physletb.2012.04.034

We present an improved method to compute the radiative momentum transfer in the Pioneer 10 & 11 spacecraft that takes into account both diffusive and specular reflection. The method allows for more reliable results regarding the thermal acceleration of the deep-space probes, confirming previous findings. A parametric analysis is performed in order to set an upper and lower-bound for the thermal acceleration and its evolution with time.

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