Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
May 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003aipc..664..369t&link_type=abstract
BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: First International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 664, pp
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Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Laser Applications
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This paper first presents a review of interstellar laser and maser sailing. Concepts for very large space based laser (VLSBL) architectures are discussed, which would be required for interstellar laser sailing. A discussion of the power, optical, and pointing requirements is given as well as a description of a diode based VLSBL architecture. Analysis of state of the art pointing jitter requirements for laser sailing is given. Statistical analysis of the beam angular distribution as a function of time is modeled and incident light pressure on a sail at large distances is calculated. Also given are concepts designs for very large aperture adaptive optics to improve laser sailing efficiency.
Anding Charles R.
Halford D.
Matloff Gregory L.
Taylor Travis
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