Published December 17, 2002
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Journal article
Application of flyer acceleration by pulsed ion beam ablation to deep space thruster
- 1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka 940-2188 (Japan)
- 2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Kagoshima National College of Technology, Hayato-cho, Kagoshima 899-5193 (Japan)
- 3. Extreme Energy-Density Research Institute, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka 940-2188 (Japan)
Description
Flyer acceleration by ablation plasma pressure produced by irradiation of intense pulsed ion beam has been studied. Acceleration process including expansion of ablation plasma was simulated based on fluid model. In experiments, flyer velocities of 5.6 km/s and ablation plasma pressure of 15 GPa were demonstrated and these results agree well with numerical simulation. Finally, applicability of ablation propulsion was discussed. Specific impulse of 7000∼8000 seconds and time averaged thrust of up to 5000∼6000N can be expected
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1530892;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 650
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 441-444
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 14. international conference on high-power particle beams
- Acronym
- BEAMS 2002
- Dates
- 23-28 Jun 2002
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36064937
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ABLATION; ACCELERATION; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; PLASMA; PLASMA EXPANSION; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMA PRESSURE; PLASMA SIMULATION; PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA; PROPULSION; SPACE; THRUSTERS; USES
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAMS; EXPANSION; HEATING; PRESSURE RANGE; SIMULATION
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 American Institute of Physics