Microscopic approach to analyze solar-sail space-environment effects

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 859-869

  Kezerashvili, Roman Ya ^a   Matloff, Gregory L ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic pressure; Solar radiation; Solar sail; Space environment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION OF GASES; MOLECULES; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; ELECTROSTATIC PRESSURE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; METALLIC THIN FILMS; SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPACE ENVIRONMENT EFFECT;

SOLAR SAILS;

EID: 68449083820     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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