Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
May 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003aipc..664..662k&link_type=abstract
BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: First International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 664, pp
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Applications
Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Laser Applications, Ion And Plasma Propulsion
Scientific paper
In-space laser ablative propulsion using beamed power (as opposed to on-board lasers) may be superior to all alternatives, except possibly nuclear propulsion, for rapid, efficient transport within the Earth-Moon system and, eventually, the inner Solar system. The keys to this concept are large, lightweight transmitting optics and even larger, lighter vehicle-based collectors. We present scaling relationships for cislunar and interplanetary laser propulsion, and discuss some options for these components. In particular, large (10 - 50 meter) diffractive optics and holographic concentrators appear to be enabling technologies that can be demonstrated within a few years and deployed operationally in the 2010's.
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