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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The purpose of this present work is to help to establish a sufficient technical basis for NASA's involvement in High Energy Laser (HEL) research and development.
Laser Propulsion Support Program: An Assessment of Available High Energy Laser Technologies for NASA Propulsion and Power Beaming Applications
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The purpose of this present work is to help to establish a sufficient technical basis for NASA's involvement in High Energy Laser (HEL) research and development.
A NASA High-power Space-based Laser Research and Applications Program
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Category : Lasers in astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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NASA Technical Memorandum
Author: Scientific Assessment of High-Power Free-Electron Laser Technology
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309126894
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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This book presents a scientific assessment of free-electron-laser technology for naval applications. The charge from the Office of Naval Research was to assess whether the desired performance capabilities are achievable or whether fundamental limitations will prevent them from being realized. The present study identifies the highest-priority scientific and technical issues that must be resolved along the development path to achieve a megawatt-class free-electron laser. In accordance with the charge, the committee considered (and briefly describes) trade-offs between free-electron lasers and other types of lasers and weapon systems to show the advantages free-electron lasers offer over other types of systems for naval applications as well as their drawbacks. The primary advantages of free-electron lasers are associated with their energy delivery at the speed of light, selectable wavelength, and all-electric nature, while the trade-offs for free-electron lasers are their size, complexity, and relative robustness. Also, Despite the significant technical progress made in the development of high-average-power free-electron lasers, difficult technical challenges remain to be addressed in order to advance from present capability to megawatt-class power levels.
A NASA High-power Space-based Laser Research and Applications Program
Author: R. J. De YoungNASA Technical Paper
Author: Laser Research and Applications
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and SpacePublisher:
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Category : Lasers
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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AEC Laser and Electron-beam Programs
Author: Laser Propulsion in Space
Author: Claude PhippsPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0443159025
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Space launches have evoked the same vivid image for decades: bright orange flames exploding beneath a rocket as it lifts off and thunders into the sky. An alternative acceleration system could reshape that vision forever, with rockets leaving their energy source on the ground... or in space. Laser Propulsion in Space: Fundamentals, Technology, and Future Missions takes readers on a comprehensive journey from the theoretical overview of propulsion fundamentals, to reviews of current projects involving high-power CW fiber lasers and energetic mm-wave sources with their ongoing and potential end-use applications in beamed energy propulsion (BEP). Written by experts in the field, this mathematically sound reference text also highlights graphical solutions of equations’ results, as well as case studies with worked-out examples, making this book an invaluable compendium for students, researchers, technology developers and futurists in understanding the promise and challenges of this emerging technology. Covers beamed energy propulsion advances Highlights state-of-the-art BEP applications of LEO debris removal, suborbital and orbital launch, solar system exploration, and interstellar lightsail probes, as well as advances in related photon source technologies and infrastructures Includes opinion sections explaining why we as a technical society should care about each chapter’s topic and the considerably good outcomes that can be achieved with laser engines Is accompanied by a website with video clips and other ancillary materials to enhance insight
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