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Dyson-Harrop satellite
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English
Etymology
From en Dyson Harrop satellite. en Brooks Harrop - 1 2010. From en Freeman Dyson, who proposed the en Dyson sphere; and Brooks Harrop, who proposed this power satellite design as the basis of the elements of the en Dyson swarm.
Noun
A type of power satellite that derives energy from stellar wind through betavoltaics, by capturing free electrons (beta particles) in the wind; instead of through sunlight and photovolatics.
Coordinate terms
en solar wind stellar wind solar radiation stellar radiation cosmic radiation cosmic ray beta radiation beta particle beta ray betavoltaics
Related terms
en Dyson Harrop satellite Dyson satellite
en eponyms
en Space flight Electromagnetism Energy Megastructures Spacecraft