title: Study of underwater laser propulsion using different target materials.
abstract: In order to investigate the influence of target materials, including aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti) and copper (Cu), on underwater laser propulsion, the analytical formula of the target momentum IT is deduced from the enhanced coupling theory of laser propulsion in atmosphere with transparent overlay metal target. The high-speed photography method and numerical simulation are employed to verify the IT model. It is shown that the enhanced coupling theory, which was developed originally for laser propulsion in atmosphere, is also applicable to underwater laser propulsion with metal targets.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhong-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xiao-Wu
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Ni