2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Experimental Demonstration of Magnetic Thrust Chamber for a Laser Fusion Rocket
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21360418
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Aerospace engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
HIDEKI Nakashima 九州大学, 大学院・総合理工学研究院, 教授 (60112306)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAOJI Yamamoto 九州大学, 大学院・総合理工学研究院, 准教授 (40380711)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SHINSUKE Fujioka 大阪大学, レーザーエネルギー学研究センター, 准教授 (40372635)
YOSHITAKA Mori 光産業創成大学院大学, 光産業創成研究科, 助教 (60440616)
ATSUSHI Sunahara (財)レーザー技術総合研究所, 理論シミュレーションチーム, 研究員 (00370213)
TOMOYUKI Johzaki 大阪大学, レーザーエネルギー学研究センター, 特任研究員 (10397680)
ATSUSHI Sunahara 明石工業高等専門学校, 電気情報工学科, 准教授 (20403941)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 宇宙インフラ / 航空宇宙工学 / ロケット |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to validate the concept of a magnetic thrust chamber for laser fusion rockets, the interaction between laser-produced plasma and the magnetic field produced by a permanent magnet/coil is investigated. The behavior of the laser-produced plasma was observed by means of interferometer and ion velocity was measured by means of Thomson parabola spectrometer for the validation of numerical simulation using a three dimensional hybrid code. The obtained results suggest that the increase in the magnetic field strength/the coil size is required for the improvement of the thrust performance.
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Research Products
(24 results)
