DocumentCode
2926934
Title
Laser-based Microthrusters A correlation of thrust with material and shockwave properties
Author
Lippert, T. ; Urech, L. ; Hauer, M. ; Phipps, C.R. ; Wokaun, A. ; Wysong, I.
Author_Institution
Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland thomas.lippert@psi.ch
fYear
2005
fDate
30-02 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
1458
Lastpage
1459
Abstract
Three different polymers (GAP, PVN and PVC) were analyzed to establish a correlation between thrust, material properties and ns-shadowgraphy experiments. The influence of different absorbers (carbon and IR-dye) was also investigated.
Keywords
Aerospace materials; Fuels; Hydrogen; Material properties; Optical materials; Plasma devices; Plasma properties; Polymers; Satellites; Thermal conductivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9242-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569780
Filename
1569780
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