Journal Articles in English

23. Accurate propagation velocity measurement of laser supported detonation waves
Kohei Matsui, Toru Shimano, Joseph Ampadu Ofosu, Kimiya Komurasaki, Tony Schoenherr and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Vacuum (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2016.07.011
22. Predicting Propagation limits of laser-supported detonation by Hugoniot analysis
Kohei Shimamura, Joseph A. Ofosu, Kimiya Komurasaki and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Japan J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 54, No. 1 (2015), 015201.
21. Precursor ionization and propagation velocity of a laser-absorption wave in 1.053 and 10.6 μm wavelengths laser radiation
Kohei Shimamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Joseph A. Ofosu, and Hiroyuki Koizumi, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Sciences, Vol. 41, No. 10, Oct. 2014, pp.3121-3128.
20. Influence of ambient air pressure on the energy conversion of laser-breakdown induced blast waves
Bin Wang, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Journal of Physics D, Vol.46(2013), 375201 .
19. Experimental Study of Laser Absorption Waves Generated by a Nd:Glass laser
B. Wang, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 40-43, 2013.
18. Thrust Measurement for Laser Detonation Propulsion with a Solid-state Laser
Bin Wang, Keisuke Michigami, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol.29 (2013), pp. 276-278.
17. Internal Structure of Laser Supported Detonation Waves by Two-Wavelength Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Kohei Shimamura, Keigo Hatai, Koichi Kawamura, Akihiro Fukui, Bin Wang, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 109, 084910 (2011).
16. Energy conversion in a Glass-laser supported detonation wave in air
Wang Bin, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, J. of Applied Physics, Vol. 108, 124911 (2010).
15. Pulse-Laser Powered Orbital Launcher
Hiroshi Katsurayama, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa (2010). Laser Pulse Phenomena and Applications, F. J. Duarte (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-405-4, InTech
14. A Preliminary Study of Laser powered Launcher Performance
Katsurayama, H., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y., Acta Astronautica, Vol. 65, (2009), pp. 1032-1041.
13. Numerical Analysis of Exhaust and Refill Process of a Laser Pulsejet,
Katsurayama, H., Komurasaki, K., Hirooka, Mori K., Arakawa, Y., J. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No. 5, Sept-Oct. 2008, pp.999-1006.
12. Effect of Laser Supported Detonation Wave Confinement on Termination Conditions,
Ushio, M. Komurasaki, K., Kawamura, K., Arakawa, Y., Shock Waves, Vol. 18(2008), pp.155-157.
11. Experimental study on the threshold laser power density for regime transition of laser absorption wave in an air atmosphere at reduced densities.
Koichi Mori, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Yoshihiro Arakawa: Applied Physics Letters, 88 (2006), 12102
10. Feasibility for the Orbital Launch by Pulse Laser Propulsion,
Hiroshi, Katsurayama, H. Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Journal of Space Technology and Science, Vol.20, N0. 2 (2005), pp.32-42.
9. Nozzle scale optimum for the impulse generation in a laser pulsejet
Mori, K., Komurasaki, K., and Arakawa, Y., J. of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 41, No. 5, Sept-Oct. 2004, pp. 887-889.
8. Energy transfer from a laser pulse to a blast wave in reduced-pressure air atmospheres
Mori, K., Komurasaki, K. and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Y., Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 95, No. 11, pp. 5979-5983, June 2004.
7. Oscillation Phenomenon of Laser-Sustained Plasma in a CW Laser Propulsion
Takayoshi Inoue, Tatsuya Ijiri, Satoshi Hosoda, Susumu Uehara, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Vacuum 73 (2004) pp.433-438.
6. Numerical and Engine Cycle Analyses of a Pulse Laser Ramjet Vehicle
Katsurayama, H., Momozawa, A, Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: Transactions of JSASS, Space Technology Japan Vol.1 (2003), pp.8-16.
5. Influence of the Focusing f-Number on Heating Regime Transition in Laser Absorption Waves
Mori, K., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 92, No. 10 (2002), pp. 5663E667.
4. Thrust performance of a CW laser thruster in vacuum
Toyoda, K., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: Vacuum, Vol. 65, No. 3-4 (2002), pp. 383-388.
3. Numerical Analysis of CW Laser Propulsion
Komurasaki, K., Molina-Morales, P., Toyoda, K., Arakawa, Y.: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol. 44, No. 143 (2001) pp. 65-72.
2. Continuous-wave laser thruster experiment
Toyoda, K., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y., Vacuum., Vol.59, (2000) pp. 63-72.
1. Numerical Analysis of a Laser Sustained Plasma,
Molina-Morales, P., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y., Applied Plasma Science, Vol.7 (1999), pp72-78.

11. Design of a Millimeter-wave Concentrator for Beam Reception in High-power Wireless Power Transfer
Masafumi Fukunari, Nat Wongsuryrat, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Hiroyuki Koizumi, J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves (2016). doi:10.1007/s10762-016-0327-0.
10. Two-Stage-to-Orbit Transporting System Combining Microwave Rocket and Microwave Thermal Rocket for Small Satellite Launch
Kaoru Kakinuma, Masafumi Fukunari, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Yusuke Nakamura, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Kevin Parkin, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace technology Japan. (Accepted)
9. Air-Breathing System Using Reed Valve for Pulse Detonation Microwave Rocket
Masafumi Fukunari1, Toshikazu, Yamaguchi, Kenta Asai, Satoshi Kurita, Nat Wongsuryrat, Kimiya Komurasaki1, Yasuhisa Oda, Ryosuke Ikeda, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, and Keishi Sakamoto, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace technology Japan. Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace technology Japan, Vol.14 (2016), pp.1-7.
8. Filamentary Structure of Millimeter-Wave Discharge Plasma at Low Beam Power Density
Yusuke NAKAMURA, Toshikazu YAMAGUCHI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Tony SHOENHERR and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 7 (2014), pp. 7-12.
7. Replacement of Chemical Rocket Launchers by Beamed Energy Propulsion
Masafumi Fukunari, Kimiya Komurasaki, Anthony Arnault, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Applied Optics, Vol. 53 (2014), pp.I16-I22.
6. Air-breathing Performance of Microwave Rocket with Reed Valve System
Masafumi Fukunari, Reiji Komatsu, Anthony Arnault, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Vacuum 88 (2013), pp. 155-159.
5. A One-Dimensional Propagation of Shock Wave Supported by Atmospheric Millimeter-Wave Plasma
Yasuhisa Oda, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Yuya Shiraishi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai and Keishi Sakamoto, J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves (2011) Vol.32, No. 6, pp.877-882.
4. In-Tube Shock Wave Driven by Atmospheric Millimeter-Wave Plasma
Yasuhisa Oda, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai, Keishi Sakamoto, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 48 (2009) 116001.
3.Thrust Performance of Microwave Rocket under Repetitive Pulse Operation
Oda, Y., Shibata, T., Komurasaki, K., Takahashi, K., Kasugai, A., Sakamoto, K., Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 25, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 2009, pp.118-122.
2. Plasma generation using high-power millimeter wave beam and its application for thrust generation
Oda, Y., Komurasaki, K., Takahashi, K., Kasugai, A., Sakamoto, K., Journal of Applied Physics, 100, 113307 (2006).
1. Propulsive Impulse Measurement of a Microwave-Boosted Vehicle in the Atmosphere
Tatsuo Nakagawa, Yorichika Mihara, Kimiya Komurasaki, Kouji Takahashi, Keishi Sakamoto, Tsuyoshi Imai, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 41, No. 1 (2004), pp.151-153.

27. Translational Temperature Measurements in a Shock Layer by Point-Measurement Laser Absorption Spectroscopy,
Satoshi Nomura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2015, Vol.29: 649-652.
26. Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy in a 750 kW Arc-Heated Wind Tunnel
Satoshi Nomura, Hiroki Takayanagi, Kazuhisa Fujita, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, J. Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol.29(2015), pp. 415-417.
25. Atomic-oxygen-flow Generation by Laser-driven Plasma Wind Tunnel as Low-earth-orbit Environment Simulator,
Matsui Makoto, Yoneda Shingo, Komurasaki Kimiya, Yamagiwa Yoshiki, Arakawa Yoshihiro, AIAA Journal, Vol.52, No.8 (2014), pp.1806-1810.
24. Diode-Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy of an Optically Thick Plasma in Combination with Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
S. Nomura, T. Kaneko, G. Ito, K. Komurasaki, and Y. Arakawa, Journal of Spectroscopy, Vol.2013(2013), 198420, 5 pages, 2013.
23. On the probabilistic particle simulation of an arcjet flow expansion,
D. Petkow, G. Herdrich, M. Pfeiffer, A. Mirza, S. Fasoulas, M. Matsui, K. Komurasaki, Vacuum 88 (2013), pp.58-62.
22. Generation and diagnostics of atmospheric pressure CO2 plasma by laser driven plasma wind tunnel,
Makoto Matsui, Kensaku Tanaka, Satoshi Nomura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshiki Yamagiwa, and Yoshihiro Arakawa, J. Appl. Phys. 112, 033301 (2012)
21. Evaluation of Nonequilibrium Excitation of Inductively Heated Atomic Oxigen by Laser Absorption Spectroscopy,
Satoshi Nomura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Stefan Lohle, Georg Herdrich, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol.4 No. 2, pp.65-69 (2011).
20. Translational Temperature Distribution in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Flow for Catalytic Efficiency Measurements
Hiroki TAKAYANAGI, Carola BAUER, Hiroshi OSAWA, Toshiyuki SUZUKI, Kazuhisa FUJITA and Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 8 (2010), pp.1-7.
19. Thermal Efficiency of Laser Driven Inductively Coupled Plasma Generator Flows
Makoto MATSUI, Suisei YAMAGISHI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Yoshiki YAMAGIWA and Yoshihiro ARAKAWA, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 8 (2010), pp.47-51.
18. Nitriding of Zirconium Cathode for Arc-Heater Testing in Air
Ai Momozawa, Sven Taubert, Satoshi Nomura, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Vacuum 85 (2010), pp. 591-595.
17. An Application Possibility of Diboride Ceramics for a Thermal Protection System
Ai Momozawa, Rainer Telle, Kimiya Komurasaki, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 2, July (2009), pp.79-80.
16. Operation Characteristics of Laser Driven Plasma Wind Tunnel
Matsui, M., Shinmi, K., Ueno, T., Komurasaki, K., and Arakawa, Y.: Space Technology Japan, Vol.7, 2009, pp.31-39.
15. Arc Wind-Tunnel Flow Diagnostics by Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy
Takayanagi, H., Matsui, M., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: AIAA Journal Vol. 47, No. 5 (2009) pp.1195-1199.
14. Sensitivity Enhancement of Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for Atomic Oxygen Measurement in Microwave Air Plasma
Makoto Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: Vacuum, Vol. 83 (2008), pp.21-24.
13. Enthalpy Measurement of Inductively Heated Air Flow,
Makoto Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Andreas Knapp, Georg Herdrich, and Monika Auweter-Kurtz: Journal of Spacecraft and Rocket, Vol. 45, No. 1 (2008), pp. 155-157.
12. Generation of Highly Dissociated Oxygen Flows by a Constrictor-type Arc-heater
Makoto Matsui, Tomoyuki Ikemoto, Hiroki Takayanagi, Kimya Komurasaki, and Yoshihiro Arakawa: J. Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 21, No. 1 (2007), pp247-249.
11. Influence of Laser Intensity on Absorption Line Broadening in Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Makoto Matsui, Satoshi Ogawa, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Yoshihiro Arakawa: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 100 (2006), 063102.
10. Evaluation of plume characteristics of arc-heaters with various oxygen injection systems
Makoto Matsui, Tomoyuki Ikemoto, Hiroki Takanayagi, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa: Vacuum, Vol. 80 (2006), pp.1161-1166.
9. Effect of Swirl Flow on an Atmospheric Inductively Coupled Plasma Supersonic Jet
T. Inoue, M. Matsui, H. Takayanagi, K. Komurasaki and Y. Arakawa: Vacuum, Vol. 80 (2006), pp.1174-1178.
8. Enthalpy Measurement in Inductively Heated Plasma Generator Flow by Laser Absorption Spectroscopy,
Makoto Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Georg Herdrigh, Monika Auweter-Kurtz,: AIAA Journal、Vol. 43, No. 9 (2005) pp.2060-2064.
7. Performance of arcjet-type atomic-oxygen generator by laser absorption spectroscopy and CFD
Makoto Matsui, Hiroki Takayanagi , Yasuhisa Oda , Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Vacuum 73 (2004) pp. 341-346.
6. Diode-laser tomography for arcjet plume reconstruction
Zhang, F., Fujiwara, T., Komurasaki, K.,: Applied Optics, Vol. 40, No. 6, (2001),pp. 957-964.
5. Absorption Sensor System for Arcjet Multi-Parameter Measurements
Zhang, F,, Fujiwara, T., Komurasaki, K.: Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 11, (2000) pp. 95-99.
4. Determination of Parameters in Arcjet Plume by Tomographic Reconstruction
Zhang, F., Fujiwara, T., Komurasaki, K., Miyasaka, T.: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol. 43, No. 140 (2000),pp. 77-87.
3. Diagnostics of an Argon Arcjet Plume with a Diode Laser
Zhang, F, Komurasaki, K., Iida, T., Fujiwara, T. : Applied Optics, Vol. 38, No. 9, (1999),pp. 1814 - 1822.
2. Application of Diode-Laser Absorption Method to the Enthalpy Measurement of Arc-Heater Plume
Zhang, F, Komurasaki, K., Iida, T., Fujiwara, T. : Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol. 41, No. 133 (1998),pp. 125 - 131.
1. Velocity Measurement of Arcjet Plume by a Diode-Laser Absorption Technique
Zhang, F, Iida, T., Hayashi, T., Komurasaki, K., Kusamoto, D., Fujiwara, T. : Trans. of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol.40, No. 129 (1997) pp. 163-170.

26. A hyperbolic-equation system approach for the isentropic diffusion equation of electron fluids in quasi-neutral plasma,
Rei Kawashima, Kimiya Komurasaki, Tony Schoenherr, Journal Computational Physics, Vol. 284, 2015, pp. 59-69.
25. Cost Evaluation of In-Space Transportation of a Solar Power Satellite Using OTVs with Hall Thruster Propulsion Systems
Yuki ITO, Masakatsu NAKANO, Tony SCHONHERR, Shinatora CHO, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Transactions of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 12, No. ists29, pp. Po_1_7- Po_1_12, 2014.
24. Operating parameters and oscillation characteristics of an anode-layer Hall thruster with argon propellant
Daiki Fujita, Rei Kawashima, Yuki Ito, Shohei Akagi, Jun Suzuki, Tony Schonherr, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Vaccum, Vol.110 (2014), pp.159-164.
23. Cost Evaluation of In-Space Transportation of a Solar Power Satellite Using OTVs with Hall Thruster Propulsion Systems
Yuki ITO, Masakatsu NAKANO, Tony SCHONHERR, Shinatora CHO, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Transactions of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Aerospace Technology Japan, 2014. Accepted.
22. Kinetic particle simulation of discharge and wall erosion of a Hall thruster
S. Cho, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa, Physics of Plasmas, Vol.20, 063501, 12 pages, 2013.
21. Multilayer Coating Method for Investigating Channel Wall Erosion in Hall Thruster
Shinatora Cho, Shigeru Yokota, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2013, Vol.29, pp.278-282.
20. Magnetic Topology to Stabilize Ionization Oscillation in Anode-layer-type Hall Thruster
Shigeru Yokota, Daisuke Takahashi, Shinatora Cho, Ryotaro Kaneko, Masaya Hosoda, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol.10, pp.31-35, 2012.
19. Channel Wall Erosion Modeling of a SPT-Type Hall Thruster
Shinatora CHO, Shigeru YOKOTA, Ryotaro KANEKO, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Yoshihiro ARAKAWA, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol.10, pp.25-30, 2012.
18. Effect of Magnetic Field Configuration on Thrust Performance in Anode Layer Type Hall Thruster
Daisuke Takahashi, Shigeru Yokota, Shinatora Cho, Ryotaro Kaneko, Masaya Hosoda, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol.4 No. 1, pp.16-19 (2011).
17. Development of Lifetime Evaluation Method Using Multilayer Coating Chip
S. Cho, S. Yokota, K. Hara, D. Takahashi, Y. Arakawa, K. Komurasaki, A., Kobayashi: Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 8 (2010), pp. 51- 54.
16. Diagnosing on plasma plume from xenon Hall thruster with CR model
Juan Yang, Shigeru Yokota, Ryotaro Kaneko, Kimiya Komurasaki, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17 (2010), 103504.
15. Influence of Azimuthally Nonuniform Propellant Flow Rate on Thrust Vector and Discharge Current Oscillation in a Hall Thruster
Fukushima, Y., Yokota, S., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y..: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Space Technology Japan, Vol. 7 (2009), pp. 41-45.
14. Development of Hall Thruster Life Time Measurement Method Using Multilayer Coating Chip
Shigeru Yokota, Yasuhiro Fukushima, Ryudo Tsukizaki, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Akira Kobayashi : Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 1, July (2008), pp.83-84.
13. LIF Spectroscopy of a Hall Thruster Plasma Plume
Markus Lempke, Shigeru Yokota, Makoto Matsui, Kentarou Hara, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 1, July (2008), pp.37-40.
12. Numerical prediction of wall erosion on a Hall thruster
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: Vacuum, Vol. 83 (2008), pp.67-71.
11. Charge exchange ion number density distribution in Hall thruster plume
Shigeru Yokota, Daichi Sakoh, Makoto Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: VVacuum, Vol. 83 (2008), pp.57-60.
10. Development of a 2D Dual Pendulum Thrust Stand for Hall thrusters
N. Nagao, S. Yokota, K. Komurasaki, and Y. Arakawa: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 76, 115108, 2007.
9. Suppression of Discharge Current Oscillations in a Hall Thruster
Naoji Yamamoto, Shigeru Yokota, Keiko Watanabe, Akihiro Sasoh, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol.48 No. 161 (2005) pp. 169-174.
8. Measurement of Erosion Rate by Absorption Spectroscopy in a Hall Thruster
Naoji Yamamoto, Shigeru Yokota, Makoto Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 76, No. 8, 083111 (2005).
7. Discharge Current Oscillation in Hall Thrusters
Naoji Yamamoto, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 21, No. 5 (2005), pp. 870-876.
6. Discharge plasma fluctuations in hall thrusters
Yamamoto, N., Nakagawa, T., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: Vacuum, Vol. 65, No. 3-4 (2002), pp. 375-381.
5. Optical Measurement of Plasma Oscillations in a Hall Thruster
Komurasaki, K., Kusamoto, D.: Trans. of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol.40, No. 130, (1999), pp. 203-208.
4. Exhaust Beam Profiles of Hall Thrusters
Kusamoto, D., Mikami, K., Komurasaki, K., Gallimore, A.D.: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol.40, No. 130 (1998), pp. 238-247.
3. Performance Calculation of Hall Thruster
Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: Acta Astronautica, Vol. 38, No.3 (1996) pp. 185-192.
2. Two-Dimensional Numerical Model of Plasma Flow in a Hall Thruster
Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: J. Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No.6 (1995), pp. 1317-1323.
1. Hall-Current Ion Thruster Performance
Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.: J. Propulsion and Power, Vol.8, No.6 (1992), pp. 1212-1216.

21. Investigation of Electron Extraction from a Microwave Discharge Neutralizer for a Miniature Ion Propulsion System
Yoshinori Takao, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Yusuke Kasagi And Kimiya Komurasaki, Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan, Vol. 14, No. ists30, pp. Pb_41-Pb_46, 2016.
20. Initial Flight Operations of the Miniature Propulsion System Installed on Small Space Probe: PROCYON
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Hiroki Kawahara, Kazuya Yaginuma, Jun Asakawa, Yuichi Nakagawa, Yusuke Nakamura, Shunichi Kojima, Toshihiro Matsuguma, Ryu Funase, Junichi Nakatsuka, Kimiya Komurasaki, Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. Japan, Vol. 14, No. ists30, pp. Pb_13-Pb_22, 2016.
19. Electron Extraction Mechanisms of a Micro ECR Neutralizer
Yoshinori Takao, Kenta Hiramoto, Yuichi Nakagawa, Yusuke Kasagi, Hiroyuki Koizumi, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 55, 07LD09 (2016), 5 pages.
18. Application of Mechanical Probes for Evaluation of Plasma Acceleration in Ablative PPT
Schoenherr, Tony; Komurasaki, Kimiya; Hoerner, Sebastian; Arakawa, Yoshihiro; Herdrich, Georg, Special Issue on IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 43, Issue 1 (2015), pp. 226-233.
17. Analysis of Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion
Tony Schoenherr, Kimiya Komurasaki, Francesco Romano, Bartomeu Massuti-Ballester, and Georg Herdrich, Special Issue on IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 43, Issue 1 (2015), pp. 287-294.
16. Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of a miniature plasma source for a microwave discharge ion thruster
Takao, Yoshinori; Koizumi, Hiroyuki; Komurasaki, Kimiya; Eriguchi, Koji; Ono, Kouichi, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 23, No. 6 (2014), 064004.
15. Investigation of the Plasma Current Density of a Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Matthias Lau, Sebastian Manna, Georg Herdrich, Tony Schonherr, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 30, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 2014, pp.1459-1470.
14. Ignition Probability Improvement of a Laser-Ignition Micro Solid Rocket
Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Jun ASAKAWA, Masakatsu NAKANO, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Transactions of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 12 (ists29), pp. Tb_37-Tb_41, 2014.
13. Engineering Model of the Miniature Ion Propulsion System for the Nano-satellite: HODOYOSHI-4
Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Junichi AOYAMA, Koji YAMAGUCHI, Transactions of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Aerospace Technology Japan, 12(ists29):Tb_19-Tb_24, 2014.
12. Numerical Study of μ1 Ion Engine Optics Using JIEDI Tool
Masakatsu Nakano, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Tadashi Inagaki, and Kimiya Komurasaki: Transactions of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Aerospace Technology Japan, 12(ists29):Pb_27-Pb_32, 2014.
11. Experiment study of an electron cyclotron resonant ion source based on a tapered resonance cavity
Juan Yang, Feng Shi, Yizhou Jin, Yunmin Wang, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Phys. Plasmas, Vol. 20 123505 (2013) (7p).
10. Propellant utilization efficiency in a pulsed plasma thruster
Tony Schonherr, Kimiya Komurasaki and Georg Herdrich, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol.29, No.6 (2013), pp. 1478-1487.
9. Characteristics of plasma properties in an ablative pulsed plasma thruster
Tony Schonherr, Frank Nees, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Georg Herdrich, Phys. Plasmas 20, 033503 (2013).
8. Effect of Capacitance on Discharge Behavior of Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Tony SCHOENHERR, Kimiya Komurasaki, Rei Kawashima, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Georg Herdrich, Frontier of Plasma Science, Vol. 18 (2010), No. 1, pp.23-28.
7. Plasma acceleration processes in an ablative pulsed plasma thruster
Koizumi H, Noji R, Komurasaki K, Arakawa Y., PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 14 (3):Art. No. 033506 (2007).
6. Fundamental Characteristics of a Laser Ablation Microthruster
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Takayoshi Inoue, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol. 50, No. 167 (2007), pp. 70－86.
5. Study on Laser Ignition of Boron / potassium nitrate in Vacuum
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Masakatsu Nakano, Takayoshi Inoue, Masashi Watanabe, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Science and Technology of Energetic Materials, Vol. 67, No.6 (2006), pp.193-198.
4. Effect of solute mixing in the liquid propellant of a pulsed plasma thruster
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Yoko Kawazoe, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa: Vacuum, Vol. 80 (2006), pp.1234-1238.
3. Development of Thrust Stand for Low Impulse Measurement from Microthrusters
Koizumi, H., Komurasaki, K., and Arakawa, Y., Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 75, No. 10, pp.3185-3189, 2004.
2. Design and Performance of Liquid Propellant Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Akira Kakami, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa: Vacuum, Vol. 73 (2004), pp.419-425.
1. One-Dimensional Theory Based on a Two-Fluid Non-equilibrium Plasma Model in MPD Thrusters
Kobayashi, O., Komurasaki, K., Fujiwara, T.: Trans. of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Vol.38, No. 120 (1995) pp. 126-135.

10. Effect of Axial Slit on Metallic Tube for Wireless Power Transfer via Magnetic Resonance Coupling Application of Magnetic-Resonance Coupling Techniques for Infrastructure Diagnostics,
Kohei Shimamura, Masayoshi Koizumi, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Kimiya Komurasaki, Electrical Engineering in Japan, Vol. 197, No. 1, pp. 46-54, 2016.
9. Wireless Power Transmission into Metallic Tube Using Axial Slit For Infrastructure Diagnostics,
Kohei Shimamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Wireless engineering and technology, 2015, Vol. 6, pp. 50-60.
8. Simultaneous optical tracking of multiple targets in a field of view greater than 20°,
Kotomi Kawakami, Hideki Okamura, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Optical Express, 23(8), pp. 9777-9783, 2015.
7. Optical Phase Conjugation by Four-wave Mixing in Nd:YAG Laser Oscillator for Optical Energy Transfer to a remote Target,
Kotomi Kawakami, Hideki Okamura, Shigeaki Uchida, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Applied Physics, 117, 083106 (2015)
6. Demonstration of Automatic Impedance-Matching and Constant Power Feeding to an Electric Helicopter via Magnetic Resonance Coupling,
Masato Yamakawa, Kohei Shimamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Wireless Engineering and Technology, Vol.5(2014) No.3, pp.45-53.
5. Wireless Power Transfer to a Micro Aerial Vehicle with a Microwave Active Phased Array,
Shotaro Nako, Kenta Okuda1, Kengo Miyashiro, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2014, 374543 (5 p), 2014.
4. Wireless Power Transmission into a Space Enclosed by Metal Walls Using Magnetic Resonance Coupling,
Masato Yamakawa, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Jun Ishida, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Wireless Engineering and Technology, 2014, Vol.5, pp.19-24.
3. Wireless Power Feeding with Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance for a Flying Object,
Masayoshi Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Mizuno, and Yoshihiro Arakawa, Wireless Engineering and Technology, 2012, Vol.3, pp.86-89.
2. Compact and Tunable Transmitter and Receiver for Magnetic Resonance Power Transmission to Mobile Objects,
Takashi Komaru, Masayoshi Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki,Takayuki, Shibata and Kazuhiko Kano, InTech Wireless Power Transfer - Principles and Engineering Explorations, Ki Young Kim (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-874-8, InTech, (2012) pp.133-150.
1. Energy Transmission in Space Using an Optical Phased Array,,
Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Tatsuo NAKAGAWA, Shunsuke OHMURA, Yoshihiro ARAKAWA: Transactions of JSASS, Space Technology Japan, Vol.3 (2005), pp.7-11.

6. Alumina reduction by laser sustained plasma for aluminum-based renewable energy cycling
Makoto Matsui, Naohiro Fukuji, Masakatsu Nakano, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Tetsuya Goto, Hirofumi Shirakata, J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 5, 039101 (2013).
5. Quantitative evaluation of the oxidation behavior of ZrB2-15vol.%SiC at a low oxygen partial pressure
Ai Momozawa, Rong Tu, Takashi Goto, Yuuki Kubota, Hiroshi Hatta, Kimiya Komurasaki, Vacuum,88 (2013), pp. 98-102.
4. Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2-15vol.%SiC at an Oxygen Partial Pressure of 57 Pa
Momozawa, A.,Kubota, Y., Tu,R., Goto T., Takagi, K., Komurasaki K., Hatta H., Key Engineering Materials, Vol.484, No. 21 (2011), pp.21-25.
3. Laminar-to-turbulent transitions over an ablating reentry capsule
Kimiya Komurasaki, Graham V. Candler: Acta Astronautica Vol. 47, No. 10 (2000) pp. 745-751.
2. Radiation in a Hypersonic Shock Layer Generated around a Projectile
Komurasaki, K., Kasahara, J., Yano, S., Fujiwara, T.: Shock Waves, Vol. 5(1995), pp.217-224.
1. Flowfield and Radiation around an Ablating Flight-Model
Komurasaki, K., Yano, S., Fujiwara, T.: Acta Astronautica, Vol. 36 No.7 (1995), pp. 387-392

4. Laser Propulsion, in Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, R. Blockley and W. Shyy (eds). John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK.
3. Beamed Energy Propulsion, AIP Conference Proceedins 1230 (2009). Editor.
2. Beamed Energy Propulsion, AIP Conference Proceedins 830 (2005). Editor.
1. Beamed Energy Propulsion, AIP Conference Proceedins 702 (2003). Editor

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