3 papers
astro-ph.EP2018
A Constellation of MicroSats to Search for NEOs
Michael Shao, Hanying Zhou, Slava G. Turyshev +3
Large or even medium sized asteroids impacting the Earth can cause damage on a global scale. Existing and planned concepts for finding near-Earth objects (NEOs) with diameter of 14…
astro-ph.IM2018
Recognizing the Value of the Solar Gravitational Lens for Direct Multipixel Imaging and Spectroscopy of an Exoplanet
Slava G. Turyshev, Michael Shao, Janice Shen +18
The Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL) allows for major brightness amplification ( at wavelength of m) and extreme angular resolution ( arcsec) within…
astro-ph.IM2018
Direct Multipixel Imaging and Spectroscopy of an Exoplanet with a Solar Gravity Lens Mission
Slava G. Turyshev, Michael Shao, Leon Alkalai +17
The remarkable optical properties of the solar gravitational lens (SGL) include major brightness amplification (~1e11 at wavelength of 1 um) and extreme angular resolution (~1e-10…