![[elara-logo.png|400]] **NOTE: OUR RESEARCH DOCS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO [A NEW WEBSITE](https://labs.elaraproject.org). THIS PAGE WAS ARCHIVED ON JAN 4TH, 2026.** Welcome! This is the Elara Labs research documentation. It is an [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) vault that contains our work, all open-sourced. You can run this locally by downloading the Obsidian software, and opening it as a vault. It is also viewable online on the [Elara Labs documentation website](https://publish.obsidian.md/elara-labs). ***Be aware that our research is not currently peer-reviewed, and may contain mistakes or errors. Please take our results with caution and vigilance.*** > **Note:** Be aware that since this vault uses a lot of [Excalidraw drawings](https://excalidraw.com/), you need to install the [Obsidian Excalidraw plugin](https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/) to be able to view them. > **Important information for researchers:** Pages in this markdown vault should be **archived** when developed to a level of sufficient detail and completeness to be ported directly to the Elara Handbook. For this, a deprecation/archival notice should be added to the top of the page, stating that the content has been moved to the Handbook and the version currently within the repository is now archived. ## Calculations [[Solar availability at geostationary orbit]] [[Ideal laser beam divergence]] [[Calculation of a hypothetical astrophysical-like artificial maser]] [[Calculation of free electron maser parameters]] [[Calculation of material stress under de-pressurization]] [[Obtaining magnetic field strength]] (no longer updated) [[Vacuum tube Lorentz factor calculation]] [[Computing the theoretical minimum divergence beam]] [[Solving for the fields in a hollow waveguide]] [[Free-electron maser efficiency calculations]] [[Combined system efficiency calculations]] ## Topic guides [[Free-electron maser physics]] [[Guide to modelling lasers and masers]] (includes free-electron lasers/ masers) [[Solving Maxwell equations with Fourier transforms]] [[Guide to multivariable and vector calculus]] [[Guide to partial differential equations]] [[Guide to common integration techniques]] [[Principles of synthetic apertures]] (no longer updated) [[Principles of coherent beam synthesis]] [[Space Robotics Development Guide]] ## Literature reviews [[Merits and Limitations of Maser Technology, Literature Review]] ## Engineering/designs [[Spacecraft engineering]] [[Spacecraft heat shielding for free-electron maser]] [[Parabolic reflector engineering]] [[Solar mirror engineering]] [[Satellite maser engineering]] [[Thermocathode design for electron gun]] [[A realistic space-based prototype]] [[Space mission planning]] [[Project Elara Safety Review and Precautions]] [[A revised concept for improving transmission efficiency]] (no longer updated) [[Wild engineering ideas]] [[Hydrogen production as reserve fuel]] ## Computational work and simulations [[FEniCS setup instructions for FEM]] [[Vectorized numerical quadrature]] [[Monte-Carlo numerical quadrature]] [[RF cavity simulation with aperture]] [[Electron gun simulation notes]] (no longer updated) [[Elara libraries implementation notes]] [[Numerical modelling of electron beams]] [[Numerical simulations for magnetostatics]] ## Prototyping and experimental testing [[Prototype free-electron maser design]] [[Test build of a free-electron maser]] [[Experimental test of synthetic apertures]] (no longer updated) [[Procedure for testing synthetic apertures]] (no longer updated) [[Procedure for testing coherent beam synthesis]] [[Project Elara first light design]] (no longer updated) ## Helpful resources [[Resources and tools]] [[Recommended readings]] ## Guidelines [[AI use policy for Elara research docs]] [[Financial sustainability]] [[Open source knowledge]] [[Technical writing guidelines]] [[3D CAD model guidelines]] ## Other [[Far-future extensions of the Project]] [[List of sources and works consulted]] [[The dynamics of laser-fried chicken (Max you're welcome)]] [[Focusing chamber theoretical analysis]] [[Organizational backup system]]