Numerical analyses on pressure wave propagation in repetitive pulse laser propulsion

37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Katsurayama, Hiroshi ^a   Komurasakij, Kimiya ^b   Arakawa, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a University of Tokj'o   (Japan)

^b Department of Advanced Energy ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; PROPULSION; SHOCK WAVES;

AIR BREATHING; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; LASER ENERGIES; LASER THRUSTER; PRESSURE WAVE PROPAGATION; REPETITIVE PULSE; SHOCK REFLECTION; THRUST GENERATION;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 85087191981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-3665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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