Application of Electron Beams in Space for Energy Storage and Optical Beam Generation

Robert M. Salter

Expert InsightsPublished 1978

Examination is made of the potential for in-space-propagated electron beams for storage rings that buffer solar energy collected in low-orbit-altitude satellites. An example case in a 3,000-mile equatorial orbit utilizes a nine-beam helical configuration to store 5.8 TJ in 60 MeV electrons. Electron energized optical and rf generators are covered including transmission of a 3 GW synchrotron radiation beam of λc = 1,000Å over 6,000 km to a ground receiver with an 827 m aperture.

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  • Year: 1978
  • Pages: 19
  • Document Number: P-6097

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Salter, Robert M., Application of Electron Beams in Space for Energy Storage and Optical Beam Generation. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1978. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6097.html.
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