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A small space yacht, mass 5.92x10* kg, is passing near a large star when its engines suddenly fail. To propel the ship, the crew erects a square white sail, 5.1 km on a side, and turn it so the photons from the star hit the sail head-on. At their current distance, the solar constant (the energy that passes through 1 m² every second) is 8.94x10ª w/m². (NOTE: just as a comparison, near the Earth the solar constant is 1350 W/m². The solar constant has the value given around the distance of Mercury from the Sun). Assume: - the sail is totally reflective; all the photons that strike the surface rebound at the same speed - the light from this star is basically monochromatic (that is, the majority of the light has one frequency) Find the acceleration achieved by the spaceship, in m/s2. Is this practical?

A small space yacht, mass 5.92x10* kg, is passing near a large star when its engines suddenly fail. To propel the ship, the crew erects a square white sail, 5.1 km on a side, and turn it so the photons from the star hit the sail head-on. At their current distance, the solar constant (the energy that passes through 1 m² every second) is 8.94x10ª w/m². (NOTE: just as a comparison, near the Earth the solar constant is 1350 W/m². The solar constant has the value given around the distance of Mercury from the Sun). Assume: - the sail is totally reflective; all the photons that strike the surface rebound at the same speed - the light from this star is basically monochromatic (that is, the majority of the light has one frequency) Find the acceleration achieved by the spaceship, in m/s2. Is this practical?

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A small space yacht, mass 5.92x104 kg, is passing near a large star when its engines suddenly fail. To propel the ship, the crew erects a square white sail, 5.1 km on a side, and turn it so the photons from the star hit the sail head-on. At their current distance, the solar constant (the energy that passes through 1 m2 8.94x104 W/m2. (NOTE: just as a comparison, near the Earth the solar constant is 1350 W/m2. The solar constant has the value given around the distance of Mercury from the Sun). Assume: every second) is - the sail is totally reflective; all the photons that strike the surface rebound at the same speed - the light from this star is basically monochromatic (that is, the majority of the light has one frequency) Find the acceleration achieved by the spaceship, in m/s2. Is this practical?
Transcribed Image Text:A small space yacht, mass 5.92x104 kg, is passing near a large star when its engines suddenly fail. To propel the ship, the crew erects a square white sail, 5.1 km on a side, and turn it so the photons from the star hit the sail head-on. At their current distance, the solar constant (the energy that passes through 1 m2 8.94x104 W/m2. (NOTE: just as a comparison, near the Earth the solar constant is 1350 W/m2. The solar constant has the value given around the distance of Mercury from the Sun). Assume: every second) is - the sail is totally reflective; all the photons that strike the surface rebound at the same speed - the light from this star is basically monochromatic (that is, the majority of the light has one frequency) Find the acceleration achieved by the spaceship, in m/s2. Is this practical?
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mass, m=5.92x104kg

L=5.1km

solar constant, s=8.94x104W/m2

 

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