Abstract:For laser ablation propulsion, the enhancement of the impulse is very challenging to realize without increasing the laser energy. In this paper, the enhancement of the impulse in vacuum is achieved by laser ablation in double-pulse mode. The impulse produced by irradiating the aluminum target for different energy combinations in double-pulse mode was measured with the torsion pendulum. The plasma plume was observed at the same time by fast photography to analyze the cause of the impulse characteristics. The ef… Show more
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