TY  - CONF
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
T1  - Radiation pressure force model for an ideal laser-enhanced solar sail
T2  - 4th International Symposium on Solar Sailing
N2  - The concept of a laser-enhanced solar sail is introduced and the radiation pressure force model for an ideal laser-enhanced solar sail is derived. A laser-enhanced solar sail is a “traditional” solar sail that is, however, not solely propelled by solar radiation, but additionally by a laser beam that illuminates the sail. The additional laser radiation pressure increases the sail's propulsive force and can give, depending on the location of the laser source, more control authority over the direction of the solar sail’s propulsive force vector. This way, laser-enhanced solar sails may augment already existing solar sail mission concepts and make novel mission concepts feasible.
Y1  - 2017
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/9977
N1  - 4th International Symposium on Solar Sailing
17-20 January 2017, Kyōto, Japan
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
ER  -