Micropropulsion using a laser ablation jet

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1000-1011

  Phipps, C ^a,d   Luke, J ^b,d   Lippert, T ^c,e   Hauer, M ^c,e   Wokaun, A ^c,f  

^a PHOTONIC ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d Materials Group ^*

^e Materials Group

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GAS ABSORPTION; LASER ABLATION; PENDULUMS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROPULSION; TORSIONAL STRESS;

CARBON PLUMES; LASER ABLATION JETS; LASER PLASMA THRUSTER (LPT); PARTICLE-IN-CELL (PIC) SIMULATION;

PLASMA JETS;

EID: 10244277985     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2710     Document Type: Article

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