Contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• Plasma Sails
• ``Sticky'' Dusty Plasma Theory
  • Charge per Grain
  • Estimated Mass
  • Advanced Dusty Sail Concepts
• Black Plasma Materials
• Budget Plan
  • Year One / Phase One
  • Year Two / Phase Two
  • Year Three
• Management
• Complementary to Present Funding
• References
• Quad Chart
• Facilities and Support
• Bibliography
• About this document ...

Dynamic and Optical Characterization of Dusty Plasmas for Use as Solar Sails

Robert Sheldon, Edward Thomas, Jr., Mian Abbas, Dennis Gallagher, Mark Adrian and Paul Craven