The Ensign-Bickford Company has been actively involved in the design and development of a laser equivalent to the electrically initiated NASA Standard Initiator (NSI). The purpose of this paper is to describe the present design and its performance characteristics. Recommendations for advancement of this program are also presented.


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    Title :

    Performance characteristics of a laser-initiated NASA Standard Initiator


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    Publication date :

    1994-02-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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