Experimental analysis of laser ablated plumes for asteroid deflection and exploitation
A Gibbings, M Vasile, I Watson, JM Hopkins, D Burns - Acta Astronautica, 2013 - Elsevier
It has been theoretically demonstrated that laser ablation is effective in the potential
deflection and mitigation of asteroids. However, there have been few experimental studies to …
deflection and mitigation of asteroids. However, there have been few experimental studies to …
Plasma confinement using semi-spherical cavities for enhancement of ablative laser propulsion parameters
N Nazeer, A Younus, Y Jamil, R Nadeem - Applied Physics B, 2022 - Springer
The influence of semi-spherical cavities of different sizes was investigated for the
enhancement of propulsion parameters in conjunction with pulsed Nd: YAG laser operating …
enhancement of propulsion parameters in conjunction with pulsed Nd: YAG laser operating …
[HTML][HTML] Experimental Investigation of Impulsive Coupling Characteristics of Asteroid Simulants Based on Laser Ablation Propulsion
Y Ma, H Chang, W Zhou, Z Jian - Aerospace, 2024 - mdpi.com
The ablation impulse of typical asteroid simulants irradiated by a nanosecond pulsed laser
has been investigated in a vacuum environment. A torsional pendulum measurement …
has been investigated in a vacuum environment. A torsional pendulum measurement …
Optodynamic description of a linear momentum transfer from a laser induced ultrasonic wave to a rod
T Požar, J Možina - Applied Physics A, 2008 - Springer
We present a new optodynamic experimental technique to measure the linear momentum
obtained by a rod during a nanosecond laser pulse ablation of the rod's front face on the …
obtained by a rod during a nanosecond laser pulse ablation of the rod's front face on the …