Laser-boosted light sail experiments with the 150-kW LHMEL II CO2 laser (Invited Paper)

Laser-boosted light sail experiments with the 150-kW LHMEL II CO2 laser (Invited Paper)

Author(s):

Myrabo, L.N. ( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA) )
Knowles, T.R. ( Energy Science Labs., Inc. (USA) )
Bagford, J.O. ( Anteon Corp. (USA) )
Seibert II, D.B.
Harris, H.M. ( Jet Propulsion Lab. (USA) )

Publication title:

High-Power Laser Ablation IV

Title of ser.:

Proceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering

Ser. no.:

4760

Pub. Year:

2002

Vol.:

Part Two

Page(from):

774

Page(to):

798

Pages:

25

Pub. info.:

Bellingham, Wash.: SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

ISSN:

0277786X

ISBN:

9780819445247 [081944524X]

Language:

English

Call no.:

P63600/4760

Type:

Conference Proceedings

Details

TDL ID:	ZA00012598
Series ID:	PA00000029
Conf. info. (Name):	High-power laser ablation
Conf. info. (Number):	2002 : 4th
Conf. info. (Venue):	Taos, NM, USA
Conf. info. (Date):	2002.04.22-2002.04.26

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