Schall, W.O. and Eckel, Hans-Albert and Riede, W. (2003) Laser Propulsion Experiments with High-Power Pulsed CO2 Laser. In: XIV Int. Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power laser Conference, 5120, pp. 618-622. SPIE. XIV Int. Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power laser Conference, Breslau (Wroclaw), 25.-30. 8. 2002. ISBN 0-8194-4980-6.
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Abstract
Pulsed laser propulsion may turn out as a low cost alternative for the transportation of small payloads in the mass range of 1 to 10 kg to high altitudes and low Earth orbits (LEO). Using a pulsed, electron beam-sustained multi-wavelength laser with pulse energies as high as 410 J in CO2 laser gas and possible repetition rates up to 100 Hz the launch of a Lightcraft has been demonstrated in the laboratory. A series of single pulse impulse measurements with a pendulum has been performed to derive the impulse coupling coefficient under various conditions. Simple plasma diagnostic and fluid dynamic investigations have been carried out as well.
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Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) | ||||||||||||||||
Additional Information: | LIDO-Berichtsjahr=2002, | ||||||||||||||||
Title: | Laser Propulsion Experiments with High-Power Pulsed CO2 Laser | ||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | XIV Int. Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power laser Conference | ||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 5120 | ||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 618-622 | ||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | SPIE | ||||||||||||||||
Series Name: | Proceedings of SPIE | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN: | 0-8194-4980-6 | ||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Laser propulsion, Lightcraft, impulse coupling coefficient | ||||||||||||||||
Event Title: | XIV Int. Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power laser Conference, Breslau (Wroclaw), 25.-30. 8. 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Organizer: | Department of Electronics, Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland) | ||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Energy | ||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | ||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | other | ||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Energy | ||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L - no assignment | ||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Laser Research and Technology (old) | ||||||||||||||||
Location: | Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Technical Physics | ||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Eckel, Dr.rer.nat. Hans-Albert | ||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 16 Sep 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2010 20:55 |
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