UNIDEF   23986
UNIDAD DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO ESTRATEGICO PARA LA DEFENSA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Interferometric method for determining the specific impulse in laser ablative propulsion
Autor/es:
C.TORO; N. BOGGIO; C.BOJORGE; C. RINALDI; J. VOROBIOFF; M.L. AZCÁRATE
Lugar:
San Martin
Reunión:
Workshop; 1st Argentine-German Workshop on Nanotechnology and Nanobiosensors; 2017
Institución organizadora:
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI)
Resumen:
Micro-thrusters based on laser ablative propulsion seem very promising for precise control of nano and microsatellite attitude and orbit. The basic constraints to this are the size, the weight and the thrust and specific impulse (Isp) delivered. The fuel thus turns out to be a key component of the micro thruster. In previous works, we have investigated the performance of different fuels. Initially, targets consisting of metal/salt mixtures (Zn/CaCO3) have been studied. The figure of merit for the impulse measurement was the coupling coefficient, Cm [dynes/W]. The Cm was determined with a PZT transducer calibrated with a torsional pendulum. Later, we have analyzed the benefits of adding nozzles and of using targets consisting of metal oxides matrices doped with nanoparticles.Isp can be determined from the ablated mass or from the exhaust velocity, ve, of the ejected particles during the ablation pulse. Since determining ablated masses on the order of nanograms in single pulse measurements by weighting the ablated targets is very difficult and imprecise, this quantity is usually calculated from the excavated craters. A more precise manner of determining Isp is form the measurement ve.In this work an interferometric system based on a Nomarsky interferometer has been implemented to determine the exhaust velocity of the ejected particles in the ablation plume.