Renewed interest in the use of high-speed ramjets and scramjets and more efficient lean
burning engines has led to many subsequent developments in the field of laser ignition for …

ABSTRACT Low Earth Orbit (LEO) stands as the primary access point for deep space
exploration endeavors, encompassing a variety of space missions such as communication …

Alpha-decay propulsion technology, a microthrust technology based on thin spontaneous-
alpha-decay films, is proposed in this paper. A large quantity of decayed alpha particles …

Beamed-energy propulsion provides a possible advanced propulsion method for Earth-
launch systems with high-specific-impulse electric thrust and high payload mass fraction …

The present research campaign centered on static and hypersonic experiments performed
with a two-dimensional, repetitively-pulsed (RP) laser Lightcraft model. The future …

For the last three years I have been studying for a masters degree of science in the'Space
Flight'track, with a specialisation on planetary exploration and astrodynamics. The last 2 …

One promising solution to the operationally responsive space is the application of remote
electromagnetic energy to propel a launch vehicle into orbit. With beamed energy …

Propagation of a laser detonation wave was studied by two-wavelength Mach-Zehnder
interferometry and laser-shadowgraph. To investigate the termination mechanism of the …

POLITECNICO DI TORINO Page 1 POLITECNICO DI TORINO Corso di Laurea Magistrale in
Ingegneria Aerospaziale ed Astronautica Tesi di Laurea Magistrale Robust Design di un …

Detonation is originally a technical term in the research field of chemical combustion [1, 2].
However, two other types of detonation are now known: laser-driven (LD) detonation [3-5] …