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Project Icarus: A review of local interstellar medium properties of relevance for space missions to the nearest stars
Authors:Ian A Crawford
Institution:1. Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neurology Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;2. Centre GNMH, Hôpital Marin de Hendaye, APHP, 64700 Hendaye, France;3. APHM, Département de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Timone Enfants, 13385, Marseille, France;4. Aix Marseille Université, INSERM, GMGF UMR_S 910, 13385 Marseille, France;5. Reference Center for Neuromuscular Disorders and ALS CHU La Timone Marseille, France
Abstract:I review those properties of the interstellar medium within 15 light-years of the Sun, which will be relevant for the planning of future rapid (v≥0.1c) interstellar space missions to the nearest stars. As the detailed properties of the local interstellar medium (LISM) may only become apparent after interstellar probes have been able to make in situ measurements, the first such probes will have to be designed conservatively with respect to what can be learned about the LISM from the immediate environment of the Solar System. It follows that studies of interstellar vehicles should assume the lowest plausible density when considering braking devices, which rely on transferring momentum from the vehicle to the surrounding medium, but the highest plausible densities when considering possible damage caused by the impact of the vehicle with interstellar material. Some suggestions for working values of these parameters are provided. This paper is a submission of the Project Icarus Study Group.
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