The sensitivity of space debris detection using a satellite-borne, low-power laser as a reference for terrestrial adaptive optics is considered. It is shown that there is sufficient sensitivity to permit detection of sunlit particles of debris a few cm in diameter.
PHAROS: an agile satellite-borne laser guidestar
Laser Beam Propagation and Control ; 1994 ; Los Angeles,CA,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 2120
1994-06-08
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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