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• TITLE: Numerical Simulation on Laser Propulsion Capability of Polymer Target

  AUTHORS: Nanlei Li, Jifei Ye, Weijing Zhou

  KEYWORDS: Laser Propulsion; Laser Ablation; Polymer Target

  JOURNAL NAME: Optics and Photonics Journal, Vol.3 No.2B, July 18, 2013

  ABSTRACT: A computational model of laser ablated polymer was established. Set the ablation criterion based on threshold energy. Put forward the polymer ablation criterion in the numerical model. It established the energy distribution equation to describe the laser ablation process. When the ablation products ejected, the target gained recoil impulse from ejection process. Get the ejection energy and the recoil momentum of target based on momentum conservation law. The numerical analysis model can reflect the propulsion capability of different polymer propellant, revealed the law of propulsion parameters in laser ablation process.