Propulsion Performance of Repeated, Highly Focused Laser Ablation at a 45° Angle

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No AccessTechnical NotesPropulsion Performance of Repeated, Highly Focused Laser Ablation at a 45° AngleEric Smith, Joshua Sloane and Raymond SedwickEric SmithUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20740*Ph.D. Graduate, Department of Aerospace Engineering. Member AIAA.Search for more papers by this author, Joshua SloaneUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20740*Ph.D. Graduate, Department of Aerospace Engineering. Member AIAA.Search for more papers by this author and Raymond SedwickUniversity of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20740†Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering. Associate Fellow AIAA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Mar 2021https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B38161SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Kessler D. J., Johnson N. L., Liou J. 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AcknowledgmentsThe Air Force Office of Scientific Research provided equipment funding (FA9550-11-1-0158). This work was performed, in part, under the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (Grant No. DGE 1322106). We acknowledge the support of the Maryland NanoCenter and its AIMLab.PDF Received1 July 2020Accepted7 February 2021Published online1 March 2021