D Hipkins
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Research Interests
D Hipkins has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alexander S. Silbergleit
Gravity Probe B, W.W.Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory Stanford University 94305-4085 Stanford CA USA
1 shared publication Gravity
Experimental Physics Laboratory Stanford University 94305-4085 Stanford CA USA
1 shared publication- V Ferroni
Experimental Physics Laboratory Stanford University 94305-4085 Stanford CA USA
1 shared publication W W Hansen
Experimental Physics Laboratory Stanford University 94305-4085 Stanford CA USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 6 June 2011
- Published by Sissa Medialab Srl
- Vol. 123, 253
Patch effect in drag-free satelites
To compensate for the non-gravitational orbital disturbances drag free satellites monitor and control their position with respect to a reference body enclosed inside their structure. The body, shielded from the environment, follows a free fall trajectory when its motion can be ideally considered decoupled from that of the spacecraft. Lessons learned from Gravity Probe B and the design of the Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle experiment strongly motivate the study of the force and torque between the reference body and the spacecraft due to uneven distributions of electrostatic potentials. Additional interest to that comes also from prospective space experiments as Microscope and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna.
- 6 June 2011
- Published by Sissa Medialab Srl
- Vol. 123, 253
Open AccessPatch effect in drag-free satelites
To compensate for the non-gravitational orbital disturbances drag free satellites monitor and control their position with respect to a reference body enclosed inside their structure. The body, shielded from the environment, follows a free fall trajectory when its motion can be ideally considered decoupled from that of the spacecraft. Lessons learned from Gravity Probe B and the design of the Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle experiment strongly motivate the study of the force and torque between the reference body and the spacecraft due to uneven distributions of electrostatic potentials. Additional interest to that comes also from prospective space experiments as Microscope and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna.