Multilayers for directed energy accelerated lightsails
A lightsail accelerated via directed energy is a candidate technology to send a probe into the deep space in a time period compatible with human life. The light emitted by a ground-based large-aperture phased laser array is directed onto the lightsail to produce a thrust by transferring the momentum...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2022
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