Thermophysics characterization of multiply ionized air plasma absorption of laser radiation

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-224

  Wang, Ten See ^a   Rhodes, Robert ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; IONIZATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; PROPULSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AIR PLASMA ABSORPTION; LASER PROPULSION; MULTIPLE IONIZATION;

AERODYNAMIC HEATING;

ADSORPTION; LASER; PLASMA; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038327571     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6754     Document Type: Article

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