Experimental study of ablation mode laser propulsion

Qiangjiguang Yu Lizishu/High Power Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1380-1384

  Tong, Hui Feng ^a,b   Tang, Zhi Ping ^a   Hu, Xiao Jun ^a   Gong, Ping ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Cai, Jian ^a   Wang, Sheng Bo ^a   Lin, Li Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation mode; Laser propulsion; Pendulum apparatus; Propulsion efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; LASER ABLATION; MORPHOLOGY; PROPULSION;

ABLATION MODE; LASER PROPULSION; PENDULUM APPARATUS; PROPULSION EFFICIENCY; PROPULSION PARAMETER;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 12144254066     PISSN: 10014322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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