Conical nozzles for pulsed laser propulsion

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7005, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sinko, John E ^a   Dhote, Nilesh B ^a   Lassiter, Jonathan S ^a   Gregory, Don A ^a  

^a Physics Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling coefficient; Expansion ratio; Laser ablation; Laser propulsion; Minithrusters; Nozzles; Specific impulse

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; PROPULSION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

CONICAL NOZZLES; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; EXPANSION RATIO; HIGH-POWER LASERS; LASER PROPULSION; MINITHRUSTERS; NOZZLES; PULSED LASER PROPULSION; SPECIFIC IMPULSE;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 50249164699     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.782430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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