Experimental investigation of laser-pushed light sails in a vacuum

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4065, Issue , 2000, Pages 521-532

  Myrabo, Leik N ^a   Knowles, Timothy R ^a   Bagford, John O ^a   Seibert, Dan B ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; LASER ABLATION; MOLYBDENUM; OPTICAL COATINGS; PENDULUMS; PHOTONS; PYROMETERS; SPACE PROBES; SPUTTERING; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CARBON MICROTRUSS FABRIC; LASER PHOTONIC THRUST; LASER PROPULSION; LASER PUSHED LIGHT SAILS; VACUUM CHAMBER;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS;

EID: 0033700432     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.407375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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