Laser-driven vehicles – from inner-space to outer-space

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作者
T. Yabe
C. Phipps
K. Aoki
M. Yamaguchi
R. Nakagawa
C. Baasandash
Y. Ogata
M. Shiho
G. Inoue
M. Onda
K. Horioka
I. Kajiwara
K. Yoshida
机构
[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science,
[2] Tokyo Institute of Technology,undefined
[3] Tokyo,undefined
[4] Japan,undefined
[5] Photonic Associates,undefined
[6] 200A Ojo de la Vaca Road,undefined
[7] Santa Fe,undefined
[8] NM 87505,undefined
[9] USA,undefined
[10] Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute,undefined
[11] Ibaragi 310-0193,undefined
[12] Japan,undefined
[13] National Institute for Environmental Studies,undefined
[14] Tsukuba,undefined
[15] Ibaraki 305-8506,undefined
[16] Japan,undefined
[17] National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,undefined
[18] Tsukuba,undefined
[19] Ibaraki 305-8564,undefined
[20] Japan,undefined
[21] Department of Energy Sciences,undefined
[22] Tokyo Institute of Technology,undefined
[23] Tokyo,undefined
[24] Japan,undefined
[25] Osaka Institute of Technology,undefined
[26] Osaka 535,undefined
[27] Japan,undefined
来源
Applied Physics A | 2003年 / 77卷
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PACS: 42.62; 52.75.D; 79.20.D;
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摘要
Laser-supported propulsion of a micro-airplane with a water-covered ablator is demonstrated. The repetitive use of an overlay structure is experimentally demonstrated with a specially designed water supply. Various transparent overlays are investigated by the CIP-based hydrodynamic code and by experiments using a pendulum and using a semi-conductor load cell. A momentum-coupling efficiency of ∼104 N s/MJ is achieved by water–exotic-target experiments, in agreement with the simulation code, which predicts a maximum efficiency of ∼105 N s/MJ. The concept of laser-supported propulsion can also be used for driving a Mach 5 airplane in the stratosphere, a micro-ship inside the human body, and a robot in a nuclear power reactor accident, during which large numbers of neutrons make electronic devices useless.
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页码:243 / 249
页数:6
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