Impulse enhancement by in-tube operation in laser propulsion

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4760, Issue II, 2002, Pages 879-886

  Sasoh, Akihiro ^a   Urabe, Naohide ^a   Kim, Sukyum ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Coupling coefficient; In tube; Laser propulsion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; INERT GASES; LASER BEAMS; PROPULSION;

LASER PROPULSION;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036442977     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.482042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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