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Dominic Dirkx

Researcher at Delft University of Technology

Publications -  46
Citations -  567

Dominic Dirkx is an academic researcher from Delft University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gravitational field & Very-long-baseline interferometry. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 41 publications receiving 450 citations. Previous affiliations of Dominic Dirkx include Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe.

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The science case for an orbital mission to Uranus: exploring the origins and evolution of ice giant planets

Chris S. Arridge, +122 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the science case for an orbital mission to Uranus with an atmospheric entry probe to sample the composition and atmospheric physics in Uranus' atmosphere, and discuss the technical challenges for such a mission.
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High Performance Clocks and Gravity Field Determination

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of high-precision atomic clocks on the realization of reference frames and time scales used in geodesy is discussed based on a fully relativistic description of the background gravitational physics.
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High Performance Clocks and Gravity Field Determination

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of high-precision atomic clocks on the realization of reference frames and time scales used in geodesy is discussed, and the current definitions of basic geodetic concepts are discussed and it is concluded that the advances in clocks and other metrological technologies will soon require the re-definition of time scales or clarification to ensure their continuity and consistent use in practice.
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Optimization of entry-vehicle shapes during conceptual design

TL;DR: In this article, the shape optimization of two classes of vehicles has been studied: a capsule and a winged vehicle, and their aerodynamic characteristics were analyzed using local-inclination methods, automatically selected per vehicle segment.