THE CASE FOR LIQUID MIRRORS IN ORBITING TELESCOPES

被引：11
作者：
BORRA, EF
机构：
[1] Ctr. d'Optique, Photonique et Laser, Département de Physique, Université Laval, Québec
来源：
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 1992年 / 392卷 / 01期
关键词：
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES; SPACE PROBES; TELESCOPES;
D O I：
10.1086/171436
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
This paper considers the characteristics of very large (10-1000 m diameter) orbiting-liquid mirror telescopes (OLMTs) continuously accelerated by the radiation pressure from the Sun on solar sails. OLMTs in halo orbits could be used for pointed observations. Orbit patching would allow access to different regions of the sky. I discuss several practical considerations and issues.
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页码：375 / 383
页数：9
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