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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Institut National DE LA Recherche Scientifique, Québec, CA;
Inventor:
Jean-Claude Kieffer, Montréal, CA;
Assignee:
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Quebec, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 24/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 24/087 (2013.01); B23K 26/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for laser-driven propulsion, system comprising a laser source and a target comprising an accelerating part and a projectile part, the accelerating part comprising a metal layer and a porous layer pressed against the metal layer; wherein the laser source is selected to emit pulse beams directed to the metal layer at a fluence below the plasma ablation threshold of the material of the metal layer.