Dual propulsive mode microthruster using a diode laser

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1133-1136

  Koizumi, Hiroyuki ^a,c,d   Inoue, Takayoshi ^a,c,d   Arakawa, Yoshihiro ^a,c,d   Nakano, Masakatsu ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING   (Japan)

^c Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (Japan)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; IGNITION; LASER ABLATION; SPACECRAFT;

MOUNTING STAGE; OPTICAL ASSEMBLY; PROPELLANT ROTATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 29144504988     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.13221     Document Type: Article

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