Pulsed laser propulsion performance of 1 1-cm parabolic 'bell' engines within the atmosphere

33rd Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Myrabo, L N ^a   Libeau, M A ^a   Meloney, E D ^a   Bracken, R L ^a   Knowles, T B ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Energy Science Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; ENGINES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PENDULUMS;

BALLISTIC PENDULUM; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; PULSE REPETITION; PULSED LASER PROPULSION; SINGLE-PULSE; SMALL VARIATIONS; WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 70349780305     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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