@inproceedings{3565d438e70b49c2b322c39fdf7cca66,
title = "Accelerator-Based PIXE and STIM Analysis of Candidate Solar Sail Materials",
abstract = "Solar sailing is a unique form of propulsion where a spacecraft gains momentum from incident photons. A totally reflective sail experiences a pressure of 9.1 μPa at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun. Since sails are not limited by reaction mass, they provide continual acceleration, reduced only by the lifetime of the lightweight film in the space environment and the distance to the Sun. Practical solar sails can expand the number of possible missions, enabling new concepts that are difficult by conventional means. One of the current challenges is to develop strong, lightweight, and radiation resistant sail materials. This paper will discuss initial results from a Particle Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) and Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy (STIM) analysis of candidate solar sail materials.",
author = "Hollerman, \{W. A.\} and Stanaland, \{T. L.\} and D. Edwards and P. Boudreaux and L. Elberson and J. Fontenot and E. Gates and R. Greco and M. McBride and A. Woodward",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2003 American Institute of Physics.; 17th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry ; Conference date: 12-11-2002 Through 16-11-2002",
year = "2003",
month = aug,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1063/1.1619757",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
pages = "452--455",
editor = "Duggan, \{Jerome L.\} and Margaret Hall and Morgan, \{Ira Lon\}",
booktitle = "Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry",
}