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  "abstract": "Laser power beaming offers a route to space energy delivery, but semiconductor laser photovoltaic receivers face thermalization, Joule heating, and radiative recombination losses at the solid-state junction. Here, we propose a gas-phase plasma power cell that converts incident vacuum-ultraviolet photons directly into electrical output through xenon photoionization, magnetically guided electron transport, and collection at a biased electrode surface, replacing the fixed semiconductor junction with an optically tunable, all-gas-phase energy-conversion medium. The model includes secondary electron emission at the electrode surfaces as a possible interfacial energy recycling pathway. Particle-in-cell Monte Carlo simulations of a low-pressure xenon chamber driven by a 58.4 nm pulsed laser predict a steady-state laser-to-electrical conversion efficiency of 82.25% at an average incident power of 2000 W/m. Energy accounting is close to 1%, with 7.52% photon escape, 8.95% boundary loss, and 1.29% chamber-stored energy. Parameter scans over bias voltage, magnetic field, and gas pressure identify photon absorption, electron confinement, and plasma-electrode charge collection as the controlling design factors. Because the present calculation is a preliminary numerical proof of concept using simplified kinetics and idealized surface, boundary, and energy-recycling treatments, the 82.25% value should be interpreted as a receiver-side model prediction conditional on those assumptions, rather than as a demonstrated or guaranteed device efficiency. These results establish a proof-of-concept gas-phase photonic receiver architecture for wireless laser power transmission in space.",
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      "name": "Li Lin",
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      "name": "Michael Keidar"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fb7mq9k1xj5kc.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1021/acsomega.6c09476",
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  "pdf_url": "https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsomega.6c09476",
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  "published": "2026-10-24",
  "publisher": "American Chemical Society (ACS)",
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  "title": "Laser Power Transmission in Space: Plasma-Based Power Cell",
  "title_text": "Laser Power Transmission in Space: Plasma-Based Power Cell",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:18:40Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/fb7mq9k1xj5kc",
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