Laser propulsion using a molecular absorber

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Chiravalle, V P ^a,b   Miles, R B ^a,b   Choueiri, E Y ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Depts Mech Aerosp Biomed Eng   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS;

COMPLEX CHEMISTRY; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTHERMAL EXPANSION; LASER BEAM INTENSITY; LASER PROPULSION; MOLECULAR ABSORPTION; NON-EQUILIBRIUM MODELING;

PROPULSION;

EID: 85085407008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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