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Published in 2020 at "Acta Astronautica"
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.12.013
Abstract: Abstract Electric sails are propulsion systems that generate momentum via the deflection of stellar wind particles through electric forces. Here, we investigate the relative merits of electric sails and light sails driven by stellar radiation…
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Published in 2018 at "Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society"
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx2834
Abstract: DF gratefully acknowledges support from the ECOGAL project, grant agreement 291227, funded by the European Research Council under ERC-2011-ADG. This work was supported in part by the German space agency (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und…
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