Review: Laser-Ablation Propulsion

Stabilization and steering of a parabolic laser thermal thruster with an ignition device

(2009) Stefan Scharring et al.   ACTA ASTRONAUTICA

Modeling CO2 laser ablation impulse of polymers in vapor and plasma regimes

(2009) Claude R. Phipps   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Progress on Hypervelocity Railgun Research for Launch to Space

(2009) I.R. McNab   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS

Wall-Propelled, In-Tube Propulsion with Repetitive-Pulse Laser Ablation

(2009) Akihiro Sasoh et al.   JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER

Detonation of CHO working substances in a laser jet engine

(2009) A. A. Ageichik et al.   TECHNICAL PHYSICS

Transmitted laser propulsion in confined geometry using liquid propellant

(2008) Y. Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Laser ablation of energetic polymer solutions: effect of viscosity and fluence on the splashing behavior

(2008) Romain Fardel et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Ablative Impulse Characteristics of Polyacetal with Repetitive CO2 Laser Pulses

(2008) Koji Suzuki et al.   JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER

Moderate-Acceleration Launch Using Repetitive-Pulse Laser Ablation in a Tube

(2008) Akihiro Sasoh et al.   JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER

Time-Resolved Measurements of Impulse Generation in Pulsed Laser-Ablative Propulsion

(2008) Kohei Anju et al.   JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER

Measurement of ion acceleration characteristics of a laser-electrostatic hybrid microthruster for space propulsion applications

(2008) Tomohisa Ono et al.   VACUUM