Flyer acceleration by high-power laser and impact experiments at velocities higher than 10 km/s

Autor: Toshihiko Kadono, T. Mochiyama, Seiji Sugita, Yoichiro Hironaka, Takafumi Matsui, S. Fujioka, Tomokazu Sano, Masahiko Arakawa, T. Sakaiya, Kosuke Kurosawa, Takeshi Watari, T. Fujiwara, Sohsuke Ohno, Hideo Nagatomo, Keisuke Shigemori, Kyohei Otani, Akiko M. Nakamura
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings.
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/1.3686410
Popis: Flyer acceleration technique using high-power lasers has several advantages such as the achieved velocities higher than 10 km/s and non-contamination to the products generated by impacts. In this study, we show that a high-power laser can achieve impact velocities higher than 10 km/s up to 60 km/s using sheet flyers with a diameter of ~ 0.5 mm and a thickness of ~ 30 - 50 im and spherical projectiles with a diameter of 0.1 - 0.3 mm. We discuss the difference between sheet and spherical flyers in the energy transfer efficiency from laser energy to flyer kinetic energy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE