Energy conversion in laser propulsion II

40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Larson, C William ^a   Kalliomaa, Wayne M ^a   Mead Jr , Franklin B ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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