1. Stability analysis of laser driven photon sail
- Author
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Renić, Ante and Babić, Ana
- Subjects
linear stability analysis ,TEHNIČKE ZNANOSTI. Elektrotehnika ,moment sile ,torque ,linearna analiza stabilnosti ,klasična mehanika ,astrofphysics ,laser ,sila ,TECHNICAL SCIENCES. Electrical Engineering ,classic mechanics ,astrofizika ,fotonsko jedro ,photon sail ,force - Abstract
U radu je se proučena mogućnost korištenja laserskog snopa za pogon fotonskih jedara koja su predložena kao jedan od mogućih pogona za svemirska putovanja. Napisane su jednadžbe gibanja za fotonsko jedro pogonjeno Gaussovim laserskim snopom te se provela linearna analiza stabilnosti ovakvog jedra. The work has studied the possibility of using laser beam as driver for a photon sail. Photon sails have been proposed as a possible drive for space travel. The task was to write the equations of motion for a photon sail powered by a Gaussian laser beam, and to write the equations which would be used in the linear stability analysis for this sail.
- Published
- 2017