Simulation study of solar wind push on a charged wire: basis of solar wind electric sail propulsion
One possibility for propellantless propulsion in space is to use the momentum flux of the solar wind. A way to set up a solar wind sail is to have a set of thin long wires which are kept at high positive potential by an onboard electron gun so that the wires repel and deflect incident solar wind...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/25/755/2007/angeo-25-755-2007.pdf |