P5_6 A Race in Space

Authors

  • Sam J. W. Waters
  • Thomas J. Benham
  • Ben Foxcroft
  • Chris J.C. Dodds

Abstract

By comparing solar and laser radiation sources, each driving a nano-satellite of mass 1 gram, we find that the solar sail is more advantageous up to 9.5 AU, and the laser sail is better beyond this distance. We also find that the laser sail has a constant acceleration throughout, but the solar sail acceleration decreases at a velocity of 150,000 ms-1.

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Published

05-12-2016

How to Cite

Waters, S. J. W., Benham, T. J., Foxcroft, B., & Dodds, C. J. (2016). P5_6 A Race in Space. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/908

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles