Giant Momentum Coupling Coefficients from Nanoscale Laser-Initiated Exothermic Compounds

Abstract

We report here on results obtained with laser-initiated micro-propellants, such as PVN, PVC, GAP, NC, and mixtures of these. All samples were doped with a laser absorbing component. In some cases, this was carbon nanopearls with 10nm mean diameter, while, in others, it was a carbon-based ink with m-size particles. We also report results of performance tests for absorbers tuned to the 935-nm laser wavelength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA437441

Entities

People

  • Alexander Wokaun
  • Claude Phipps
  • Darren Naud
  • James R. Luke
  • Lukas Urech
  • Michael Hiskey
  • Thomas Lippert
  • Wesley D. Helgeson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Astronautics
  • Cellulose Acetates
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Couplings
  • Diameters
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Particles
  • Performance Tests
  • Resins
  • Resistance
  • Specific Impulse

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy