Moderate-acceleration launch using repetitive-pulse laser ablation in a tube

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1144-1146

  Sasoh, Akihiro ^a,c   Suzuki, Shingo ^a   Shimono, Masaya ^b,c,d   Sawada, Keisuke ^b,c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

^d MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LASER PULSES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); ZINC SELENIDE;

CONFINED SPACE; GROUND BASED; LAUNCH TUBES; PULSE ABLATION; REPETITIVE PULSE; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SPACE UTILIZATION; VERTICAL LAUNCH;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 54549083240     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.36168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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