Laser-jet method of cleaning debris from space

Lev I. Kuznetsov; Viacheslav N. Yarygin

doi:10.1117/12.174194

1 May 1994 Laser-jet method of cleaning debris from space

Lev I. Kuznetsov, Viacheslav N. Yarygin

Proceedings Volume 2121, Laser Power Beaming; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174194
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The material evaporation under laser radiation is followed by the erosion plume formation generating a momentum transfer on the irradiated surface. Such a laser jet engine, formed on small-sized space debris within the laser effect area, allows the alteration of the velocity of debris, transferring them to lower orbits where they burn up completely in the upper atmosphere. This is done with comparatively lower power requirements.

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Lev I. Kuznetsov and Viacheslav N. Yarygin "Laser-jet method of cleaning debris from space", Proc. SPIE 2121, Laser Power Beaming, (1 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174194

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