Giant Momentum Coupling Coefficients from Nanoscale Laser-Initiated Exothermic Compounds

We report here on results obtained with laser-initiated micro-propellants, such as PVN, PVC, GAP, NC, and mixtures of these. All samples were doped with a laser absorbing component. In some cases, this was carbon nanopearls with 10nm mean diameter, while, in others, it was a carbon-based ink with .m-size particles. We also report results of performance tests for absorbers tuned to the 935-nm laser wavelength.