This book contains the nearly complete collection of papers, presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion (ISBEP 5). It will provide an inspirational reading to researchers in the field of advanced propulsion, students and faculty at physics and engineering departments, as well as general audience, concerned with the future exploration of space. Topics include: Ablative Laser Propulsion, Lightcraft, Plasmadynamics of Laser Propulsion, Measurement Techniques, Power Beaming Sources and Facilities, Power Beaming for Thermal Stress and Drag Reduction, Microwave Beamed Energy Propulsion, and Other Advanced Propulsion Concepts.
Andrew Pakhomov
Advanced Propulsion Airspikes High-Power Lasers Laser Ablation Laser Propulsion Laser Sustained Detonation Laser-Induced Plasma Lightcraft Microwave Propulsion Plasmadynamics