ALBATOR - ecr-bAsed muLticharged ion Beam for Active debris removal and oTher remediatiOn stRategies Projects

Space pollution from satellite debris poses a critical challenge for the sustainability of space operations and traffic management. To address this, several concepts for space debris removal are being explored, including both contact-based and contactless methods. Contact-based solutions are especially complex due to the unpredictable motion of space debris, which could easily damage or destroy these systems during retrieval attempts

active debris removal; ion beam sheperd method; multiply charged ion beam; beam diagnostics, plasma; discharge and plume expansion modelling

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