Laser-ablation propulsion

C Phipps, M Birkan, W Bohn, HA Eckel… - Journal of Propulsion …, 2010 - arc.aiaa.org
LASER ablation propulsion (LAP) is a major new electric propulsion concept with a 35-year
history. In LAP, an intense laser beam [pulsed or continuous wave (CW)] strikes a …

A review of laser ablation propulsion

C Phipps, W Bohn, T Lippert, A Sasoh… - AIP Conference …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Laser Ablation Propulsion is a broad field with a wide range of applications. We review the
30‐year history of laser ablation propulsion from the transition from earlier pure photon …

[图书][B] Static and hypersonic experimental analysis of impulse generation in air-breathing laser-thermal propulsion

II Salvador - 2010 - search.proquest.com
The present research campaign centered on static and hypersonic experiments performed
with a two-dimensional, repetitively-pulsed (RP) laser Lightcraft model. The future …

[PDF][PDF] LEO Transportation via Laser Propulsion: Economics and Scenarios

FF Trizzini, I da Silveira Rêgo, PG de Paula Toro… - sige.ita.br
Instead of powering a rocket with explosive chemical reactions, an innovative concept,
called laser propulsion, involves propelling a rocket by beaming energy to it from outside …

[引用][C] Perspective on One Decade of Laser Propulsion Research at the Air Force Research Laboratory (Preprint)

CW Larson