Laser Propulsion in Space: Fundamentals, Technology, and Future Missions
Author:   Claude Phipps (Managing Partner, Photonic Associates, LLC, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Pages:   414
Publication Date:   25 June 2024
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Author:   Claude Phipps (Managing Partner, Photonic Associates, LLC, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443159039


ISBN 10:   0443159033
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   25 June 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Basic theory of laser propulsion 2 Breakthrough Starshot program overview 3 Starshot system model 4 Space situational awareness: the potential role of lasers in long-term sustainability of space operations 5 State of the art in high-power lasers 6 High-power laser engines 7 Large scale directed energy 8 The ways to improve momentum and kinetic efficiency of laser propulsion 9 Laser-driven, In-Tube Accelerator (LITA) 10 Fly by light – demos & prizes 11 The dual-use dilemma and high-energy systems in space

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Claude Phipps earned B.S./M.S. degrees at MIT and a PhD at Stanford in 1972 for the first laser-plasma interaction experiment. At Los Alamos from 1992 to 1995, he facilitated peaceful applications of lab technology as Associate Director of the Alliance for Photonic Technology, was project leader for the Laser Effects Program, and developed a general theory for predicting pulsed laser pressure on surfaces in vacuum. In 1995, he founded Photonic Associates to develop laser space propulsion. He invented the ORION and L’ADROIT concepts for laser space debris re-entry and collaborated with CNES to develop the Just-in-time Collision Avoidance principle. He has authored 145 scientific journal publications on laser applications and material interactions and 168 conference presentations. He chaired the ‘High Power Laser Ablation’ conferences in Santa Fe from 1998 to 2024. He is the author or contributor to three books on laser interaction and a popular science book titled No Wonder You Wonder (Springer, 2016).

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