Stationary force produced by an optical pulsating discharge in a laser engine model

Journal Article · Tue Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2007V037N07ABEH013482· OSTI ID:21466694

Grachev, Gennadii N; Tishchenko, V N; Smirnov, A L; Zimin, M I ^[1]; Apollonov, V V ^[2]; Gulidov, A I; Sobolev, A V ^[3]

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1. Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
2. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
3. S.A. Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)

An optical pulsating discharge produced by repetitively pulses laser radiation (with a pulse repetition rate of up to 100 kHz) is studied in a cylindrical tube simulating the reflector of a laser engine. The pressure of shock waves and the propulsion produced by them are measured. The discharge produced the stationary propulsion {approx}1 N kW{sup -1}. (laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics)

• OSTI ID: 21466694
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 37; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CONFIGURATION
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GLOW DISCHARGES
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
PROPULSION
PULSES
RADIATIONS
REFLECTION
SHOCK WAVES
TUBES