Laser-powered launch in tube

Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 151, 2003, Pages 52-54

  Sasoh, Akihiro ^a   Kister, Maxim ^a,b   Urabe, Naohide ^a   Takayama, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO2 Laser; Laser Propulsion; Momentum Coupling Coefficient; Plasma; Thrust

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

LASER PROPULSION;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 0038382059     PISSN: 05493811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2322/tjsass.46.52     Document Type: Article

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