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You are a venture capitalist that is asked to invest in a startup company that claims it will be able to launch tiny "micro space probes" into space at close to the speed of light using a massive electromagnetic rail gun system2. You are cynical about their cost estimates and decide to analyze the problem in more detail before you invest in their company. Neglect air resistance for this worksheet.
1. A typical payload they claim to launch will weigh 1 kilogram and be accelerated to 90% the speed of light. How much electrical energy will the rail gun require to launch the probe, assuming it is 20% efficient at converting electrical energy to projectile kinetic energy?
2. Given that typical electrical costs are about 5 cents/MJ, how much would this launch cost? Would you invest in this company?
43. You are also concerned about safety. What happens if this projectile were to hit an airplane that is flying overhead and dissipate all of its kinetic energy in the collision? To give you a sense of scale, a large nuclear explosion generates about 1015 J of energy.
4. The system must be able to launch probes to all parts in the sky and must be transportable on a ship. Assume that the railgun is mounted on a frigate-class navy ship (weight = 4,000 metric tons).
a. Will the recoil momentum of the ship be relativistic? Justify your argument.
b. At what speed will the ship recoil after it launches a probe? Do you think that this is a problem for the ship?
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