Ambient pressure dependence of laser-induced impulse onto polyacetal

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1149-1151

  Watanabe, Keiko ^a,c   Mori, Koichi ^b,c,d   Sasoh, Akihiro ^b,d  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; IMPULSE TESTING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

AMBIENT PRESSURE; LASER ENERGY; MYLAR SHEETS; TRANSVERSELY EXCITED ATMOSPHERE (TEA);

ACETAL RESINS;

EID: 33749462890     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.22750     Document Type: Article

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