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The experimental determination of the solar sail reflective surface damping factor
| Authors: Popov A.S., Tenenbaum S.M. | Published: 28.08.2013 |
| Published in issue: #10(619)/2011 | |
| Category: Calculation and Design of Machinery | |
| Keywords: internal friction, solar sail, damping factor |
The logarithmic decrement of vibrations of a thin film similar to the one used as a reflective surface of a solar sail has been obtained experimentally. The experimental equipment, the model and the scheme to obtain the result are described.