• DocumentCode
    3151356
  • Title

    200-MW 2.026-μm He/Ar/Xe pump laser for space propulsion

  • Author

    Boody, Frederick P.

  • Author_Institution
    Ion Light Technol. GmbH, Bad Abbach, Germany
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    97
  • Abstract
    Remote laser propulsion can launch kg-ton payloads to earth orbit without also launching much higher quantities of fuel. He/Ar/Xe is the best nuclear-pumped laser (NPL) for steady-state operation for two reasons: it lases at ∼50 W/cm3, lowest of any high energy NPL, and He has the best heat transfer properties of any NPL gas.
  • Keywords
    aerospace propulsion; argon; gas lasers; heat transfer; helium; laser beam applications; nuclear pumped lasers; xenon; 2.026 micron; 200 MW; Ar; He; He/Ar/Xe pump laser; Xe; heat transfer properties; nuclear-pumped laser; remote laser propulsion; space propulsion; steady-state operation; Argon; Earth; Fuels; Gas lasers; Helium; Laser excitation; Payloads; Propulsion; Pump lasers; Steady-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312158
  • Filename
    1312158
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3151356