Discharge from a high-intensity millimeter wave beam and its application to propulsion

Many experimental and numerical studies have been conducted to elucidate the fascinating physics of plasma formation and shock wave propagation during millimeter wave beam irradiation outputted from a high average-power gyrotron. A microwave–rocket system for rocket launching was proposed as an engi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Masayuki Takahashi, Kimiya Komurasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Physics: X
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23746149.2017.1417744