Benefit of constant momentum propulsion for large δV missions - Appplication in laser propulsion

AIAA Paper

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1404-1413

  Larson, C William ^a   Mead Jr , Franklin B ^a   Knecht, Sean D ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER ABLATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROPELLANTS; RADIATION; ROCKETS; THERMODYNAMICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CONSTANT MOMENTUM PROPULSION; CONSTANT SPECIFIC IMPULSE MISSION; LASER PROPULSION; RADIATION INTENSITY;

PROPULSION;

EID: 2942746392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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