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astro-ph.IM2021★ 17 cited
Multi-scale photonic emissivity engineering for relativistic lightsail thermal regulation
John Brewer, Matthew F. Campbell, Pawan Kumar +4
The Breakthrough Starshot Initiative aims to send a gram-scale probe to Proxima Centuri B using a laser-accelerated lightsail traveling at relativistic speeds. Thermal management i…
physics.space-ph2021★ 16 cited
Relativistic light sails need to billow
Matthew F. Campbell, John Brewer, Deep Jariwala +2
We argue that light sails that are rapidly accelerated to relativistic velocities by lasers must be significantly curved in order to reduce their mechanical stresses and avoid tear…