Research Catalog

Title

Beamed energy propulsion : Fourth International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion : Nara, Japan, 15-18 November 2005 / editors, Kimiya Komurasaki[and others].

Author

International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (4th : 2005 : Nara-shi, Japan)

Publication

Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2006.

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Additional Authors

Komurasaki, Kimiya.

Description

xvii, 665 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Series Statement

AIP conference proceedings ; v. 830

Uniform Title

AIP conference proceedings ; no. 830.

Subjects

• Rocket engines > Thrust > Congresses
• Space vehicles > Propulsion systems > Congresses
• Lasers in astronautics > Congresses
• Particle beams > Industrial applications > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• Performance characteristics of laser propulsion engine operating both in CW and in repetitively-pulsed modes / Y. A. Rezunkov, A. L. Safronov, A. A. Ageichik, M. S. Egorov, V. V. Stepanov, V. S. Rachuk, V. Y. Guterman, A. V. Ivanov, S. G. Rebrov and A. N. Golikov -- New trends on solid state lasers / K. Yoshida, T. Yabe, S. Uchida, A. Ikesue and T. Kamimura -- An overview of entropia laser initiative / T. Yabe, S. Uchida, K. Yoshida, K. Ikuta and T. Okamoto -- Effects of nozzle structure on laser thruster performance / C. Cui, Y. Hong, M. Wen, J. Wang and G. He -- Pulsed laser propulsion performance of 11-cm parabolic 'bell' engines : CO2 TEA vs. EDL / K. Mori, A. Sasoh and L. N. Myrabo -- Experimental investigations of laser propulsion by using gas-dynamic laser / V. S. Rachuk, V. Y. Guterman, A. V. Ivanov, S. G. Rebrov, A. N. Golikov, N. B. Ponomarev and Y. A. Rezunkov -- Analytical investigation of an airbreathing, repetitively pulsed LSC-wave thruster : part 1 / L. N. Myrabo, C. A. Borkowski and D. A. Kaminski -- Analytical investigation of an airbreathing, repetitively pulsed LSC-wave thruster : part 2 / C. A. Borkowski, D. A. Kaminski and L. N. Myrabo -- Experimental investigation for 100-joule-class TEA CO[subscript 2] laser and gas interaction / Z. Dou, H. Yao, J. Wang, M. Wen, P. Wang, J. Yang and C. Li -- Numerical simulation for laser propulsion of air breathing mode considering moving boundaries and multi-pulses / P. Gong and Z. Tang -- Micro supersonic air-breathing laser-spike engine propulsion / Y.-T. Kim, S. Kim and I.-S. Jeung -- Experimental study of the momentum coupling coefficient with the pulse frequency and ambient pressure for air-breathing laser propulsion / Z. Tang, J. Cai, P. Gong, X. Hu, R. Tan, Z. Zheng, J. Wu and Y. Lu -- Experimental study on laser propulsion of air-breathing mode / R. Tan, Y. Zheng, C. Ke, D. Wang, K. Zhang, G. Zheng, C. Wan, S. Liu, J. Wu and Y. Yu -- Thrust generating mechanism of nozzle powered by single laser pulse / Q. Li, Y. Hong, J. She, Z. Cao and J. Wang -- Energy conversion process in laser supported detonation waves induced by a line-focusing laser / M. Ushio, K. Kawamura, K. Komurasaki, H. Katsurayama, H. Koizumi and Y. Arakawa -- Numerical analysis on non-equilibrium mechanism of laser-supported detonation wave using multiply-charged ionization / H. Shiraishi -- Mixing and reaction enhancement characteristics of laser-induced plasmas and detonations in laser-augmented scramjets / J. Negishi, H. Horisawa and I. Kimura -- Experimental analysis of heat flux to a blunt body in hypersonic flow with upstream laser energy deposition-preliminary results / I. I. Salvador, M. A. S. Minucci, P. G. P. Toro, A. C. Oliveira, J. B. Channes, Jr., L. N. Myrabo and H. T. Nagamatsu -- Physical processes of the interaction between laser-generated plasma and blast wave appearing in laser-driven in-tube accelerator configuration / A. Sasoh, K. Mori, T. Ohtani, N. Ohnishi, Y. Ogino and K. Sawada -- Impulse characteristics of laser-driven in-tube accelerator (LITA) / T. Ohtani, K. Mori and A. Sasoh -- Blast wave formation by laser-sustained nonequilibrium plasma in the laser-driven in-tube accelerator operation / Y. Ogino, N. Ohnishi, A. Sasoh and K. Sawada -- Numerical simulation of laser-driven in-tube accelerator operation / N. Ohnishi, Y. Ogino, K. Sawada, T. Ohtani, K. Mori and A. Sasoh -- Plasma diagnostics of a forward laser plasma accelerated thruster / M. Izumi, H. Horisawa, A. Takeda and I. Kimura -- Electromagnetic acceleration characteristics of laser-electric hybrid thrusters / K. Sasaki, A. Takeda, H. Horisawa and I. Kimura -- Performance test results for the laser-powered microthruster / C. R. Phipps, J. R. Luke, W. Helgeson and R. Johnson -- A ns-pulse laser microthruster / C. R. Phipps, J. R. Luke, W. Helgeson and R. Johnson -- Laser-driven mini-thrusters / E. Sterling, J. Lin, J. Sinko, L. Kodgis, S. Porter, A. V. Pakhomov, C. W. Larson and F. B. Mead, Jr. -- An experimental and conceptual investigation of laser micro propulsion / J. Cai, X. Hu and Z. Tang -- High velocity particle cloud generation by pulse laser ablation of ground glass surface / K. Nagayama, Y. Kotuska, M. Nakahara and S. Kubota -- CO[subscript 2] laser absorption in ablation plasmas / H.-A. Eckel, J. Tegel and W. O. Schall -- Performance characteristics of low-power laser ablative thrusters for small satellites / H. Maesato, E. Koizumi and H. Tahara -- Experimental study on continuous liquid propellant supply mechanisms for water cannon laser thruster / M. Onda and T. Ootani -- Ablation of liquids for laser propulsion with TEA CO[subscript 2] laser / J. Sinko, L. Kodgis, S. Porter, E. Sterling, J. Lin, A. V. Pakhomov, C. W. Larson and F. B. Mead, Jr. -- Primary experimental study on liquid ablatant for laser propulsion / X. Li, Y. Hong, J. Chen, J. Wang and G. He -- Single port electro-thermal propulsion - design factors / D. G. Johansen -- Pressure history measurement in a microwave beaming thruster / Y. Oda, M. Ushio, K. Komurasaki, K. Takahashi, A. Kasugai and K. Sakamoto -- Performance and controllability of pulsed ion beam ablation propulsion / M. Yazawa, C. Buttapeng, H. Suematsu, W. Jiang, K. Yatsui and N. Harada -- A compact nuclear fusion reactor for space flights / A. F. Nastoyashchiy -- Fluxes of fast multi-charged ions for producing jet propulsion / A. F. Nastoyashchiy -- Hydrodynamic efficiency of ablation propulsion with pulsed ion beam / C. Buttapeng, M. Yazawa, N. Harada, H. Suematsu, W. Jiang and K. Yatsui -- Oscillation property of disk-type Nd/Cr : YAG ceramic lasers with quasi-solar pumping / T. Saiki, K. Imasaki, S. Motokoshi, C. Yamanaka, S. Uchida, H. Fujita, M. Nakatsuka and Y. Izawa -- A comparison of laser and microwave approaches to CW beamed energy launch / J. T. Kare and K. L. G. Parkin -- Potential use of CW high energy laser on an airborne platform / J. R. Cook, S. J. Cusumano and M. R. Whiteley -- Metal matrix superconductor composites for SMES-driven, ultra high power BEP applications : part 1 / D. A. Gross and L. N. Myrabo -- Metal matrix superconductor composites for SMES-driven, ultra high power BEP applications : part 2 / D. A. Gross and L. N. Myrabo -- Experimental study of solar pumped laser for magnesium-hydrogen energy cycle / S. Uchida, T. Yabe, Y. Sato, K. Yoshida, A. Ikesue, T. Ohkubo, A. Mabuchi, Y. Ogata, K. Nakagawa, A. Ohyama, N. Onodera, T. Ohishi, Y. Ohtaka, Y. Yamada and S. Ito -- MgO deoxidization by focused laser pulse for a new energy cycle / T. Yabe, K. Ikuta, C. Baasandash, R. Katano, S. Uchida, M. Tsuji, Y. Mori, J. Maehara, M. S. Mahmoud and T. Toya -- Anti-refractive and waterproof hard coating for high power laser optical elements / M. Murahara, T. Yabe, S. Uchida, K. Yoshida and Y. Okamoto -- Development of a new hypersonic shock tunnel facility to investigate electromagnetic energy addition for flow control and basic supersonic combustion / P. G. P. Toro, M. A. S. Minucci, J. B. Chanes, Jr., A. L. Pereira and H. T. Nagamatsu -- Development of surface junction thermocouples for high enthalpy measurements / I. I. Salvador, M. A. S. Minucci, P. G. P. Toro, A. C. Oliveira and J. B. Channes, Jr. -- A low-noise thrust stand for microthrusters with 25nN resolution / C. R. Phipps, J. R. Luke, W. Helgeson and R. Johnson -- Time-resolved force measurement over laser-ablated materials / K. Mori, K. Anju and A. Sasoh -- Schlieren visualization technique applied to the study of laser-induced breakdown in low density hypersonic flow / A. C. Oliveira, M. A. S. Minucci, P. G. P. Toro, J. B. Chanes, Jr., I. I. Salvador, L. N. Myrabo and H. T. Nagamatsu -- Lightcraft and laser beam mutual orientation and motion control system using quaternions / Y. M. Baturin -- Trajectory simulations, qualitative analyses and parametric studies of a laser- launched micro-satellite using OTIS / S. D. Knecht, F. B. Mead, M. M. Micci and C. W. Larson --
• An overview of the experimental 50-cm laser ramjet (X-50LR) program / F. B. Mead, Jr., C. W. Larson and S. D. Knecht -- Remote control of laser-driven micro-vehicles / T. Okita, K. Hoshino and I. Kajiwara -- Earth-to-orbit laser launch simulation for the lightcraft technology demonstrator / J. C. Richard, C. Morales, W. L. Smith and L. N. Myrabo -- Laser propulsion for ESA missions : ground to orbit launch project overview - part 1 / D. P. Resendes, S. Mota, J. T. Mendonca, B. Sanders, J. Encarnacao, J. A. Gonzalez del Amo and L. N. Myrabo -- Nuclear development of laser propelled "semi-perpetual" rotary machine / M. M. Gualini, S. A. Khan and K. Zulfiqar -- Nuclear waste disposal in space : BEP's best hope? / J. Coopersmith -- Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri on a voyage of five to ten years / D. Junker and W. D. Hobbs, Jr. -- Comparison of ablation performance in laser lightcraft and standardized mini-thruster / S. D. Knecht, C. W. Larson and F. B. Mead -- Experimental and numerical investigation of effects of laser pulse waveform on lightcraft performance / M. Wen, Y. Hong, Z. Cao, J. Wang and C. Cui -- Analysis of charge cloud geometries for ion propulsion of microwave lightcraft / L. Salasoo, J. P. Moder, L. N. Myrabo and J. K. Nelson -- Microwave power beaming infrastructure for manned lightcraft operations / L. N. Myrabo.

ISBN

0735403228

OCLC

• ocm70057303
• SCSB-5263105

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Columbia University Libraries