Laser-assisted pulsed plasma thruster for space propulsion applications

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 303-310

  Horisawa, H ^a   Kawakami, M ^a   Kimura, I ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LASER ABLATION; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; PROPULSION;

DISCHARGE DURATION; PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER; SPACE PROPULSION; THRUST EFFICIENCY;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 18844387631     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-005-3210-8     Document Type: Article

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