Journal Articles in English

28.Observation of Oblique Laser-Supported Detonation Wave Propagating in Atmospheric Air
Kohei Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Keisuke Kanda, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Aerospace, 2024, 11(4), 327.
27.Hugoniot Relation for a Bow-shaped Detonation Wave Generated in RP Laser Propulsion
Kenya Sugamura, Kyohei Kato, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hokuto Sekine, Yuma Itakura and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Aerospace, 2023, 10(2), 102.
26. Applicability of 1-D Laser Induced Discharge Model to discharges extending in large beam diameters: a case study in helium gas
Joseph Ampadu OFOSU, Kohei MATSUI, Keisuke KANDA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol.11 (2), pp.47-53, 2018.
25. Laser-Induced Discharge Propagation Velocity in Helium and Argon Gases
Toru SHIMANO, Joseph Ampadu OFOSU, Kohei MATSUI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Transactions of JSASS, Vol. 60 (2017) No. 6, pp.378-381.
24. Mode transition of plasma expansion for laser induced breakdown in Air
Kohei Shimamura, Kohei Matsui, Joseph Ofosu, Ippei Yokota, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Applied Physics Letters, 110, 134104 (2017).
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, Vol.136 (2016), pp.171-176.
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.

Microwave Rocket

26. Experimental Evaluation of a Reed Valve Air Intake System for Microwave Rocket in Ground-Static Tests
Ayuto Manabe, Kosuke Irie, Tomonori Nakatani, Tatsuki Kinoshita, Toshinobu Nomura, Matthias Weiand, Kimiya Komurasaki, Takahiro Shinya, Ryosuke Ikeda, Keito Ishita, Taku Nakai, Ken Kajiwara, Yasuhisa Oda, Acta Astronautica, accepted.
25. Geometry Optimization of Reed Valve System For 30 N-Class Microwave Rocket,
Kosuke Irie, Ayuto Manabe, Tatsuki Kinoshita, Matthias Weiand, Tomonori Nakatani, Toshinobu Nomura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hokuto Sekine, and Hiroyuki Koizumi, ADVANCES IN APPLIED PLASMA SCIENCE, Vol. 14, 2024, pp. 21-22.
24. Experimental Study on Plasma Decay for the Enhancement of the Pulse Repetition Frequency in Microwave Rocket
Kuniyoshi TABATA and Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Tech. Japan. Vol. 22, No. AJCPP-2023, pp. aj11–aj17, 2024.
23. Observation of atmospheric millimeter-wave discharges at 94 GHz and its comparison with other microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies
K. Tabata, A. Manabe, Y. Oda, and K. Komurasaki, Appl. Phys. Lett. 124, 263903 (2024).
22. Non-equilibrium aerodynamics between ionization-wave and shock-wave fronts in millimetre-wave supported detonation
Kuniyoshi Tabata, Yasuhisa Oda, Kimiya Komurasaki, Ayuto Manabe, and Rei Kawashima, Jpn J. Appl. Phys. 62 116001.
21. A study on the macroscopic self-organized structure of high-power millimeter-wave breakdown plasma
Oda, Yasuhisa; Takahashi, Masayuki; Ohnishi, Naofumi; Komurasaki, Kimiya; Sakamoto, Keishi; Imai, Tsuyoshi, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 29 (2020) 075010 (5pp).
20. Theory and Modeling of Under-Critical Millimeter-Wave Discharge at Atmosphere Induced by High-Energy Excited-Neutral-Particles Carried via Photons
Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 29(2020) 105017(7pp).
19. Optical emission spectroscopy of non-equilibrium microwave plasma torch sustained by focused radiation of gyrotron at 24 GHz
Sintsov, Sergey, Tabata , Kuniyoshi, Mansfeld, Dmitry, Vodopyanov, Alexander, Komurasaki, Kimiya, J. Phys. D, Applied Physics 53(30), 305203 (11p), (2020).
18. Experimental investigation of ionization front propagating in a 28 GHz gyrotron beam: Observation of plasma structure and spectroscopic measurement of gas temperature
Kuniyoshi Tabata, Yuki Harada, Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Tsuyoshi Kariya, and Ryutaro Minami, Journal of Applied Physics, 127, 063301 (2020).
17. Development of a Novel Launch System Microwave Rocket Powered by Millimeter-Wave Discharge
Kimiya Komurasaki, Kuniyoshi Tabata, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 2018, ID 9247429,9 pages,2018.
16. Numerical Analysis of Plasma Structure Observed in Atmospheric Millimeter-Wave Discharge at Under-Critical Intensity
Yusuke Nakamura, Masafumi Fukunari, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Journal of Applied Physics 124, 033303 (2018).
15. Thrust Generation Experiments on Microwave Rocket with a Beam Concentrator for Long Distance Wireless Power Feeding
Masafumi Fukunari, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yasuhisa Oda, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, Keishi Sakamoto, Acta Astronautica, Vol.145, pp. 263-267, 2018.
14. Discharge from a High Intensity Millimeter-Wave Beam and Its Application to Propulsion,
Masayuki Takahashi, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Advances in Physics X. 1417744, (2018), Published online.
13. Rocket Propulsion Powered using a Gyrotron,
Masafumi Fukunari, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yusuke Nakamura, Yasuhisa Oda, Keishi Sakamoto, Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 11 (2017), pp. 363-371.
12. Structural Change of Plasma at Various Ambient Pressures in 28 GHz Millimeter-Wave Discharges
Yuki HARADA, Yusuke NAKAMURA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Ryutaro MINAMI, Tsuyoshi KARIYA, Tsuyoshi IMAI, Kohei SHIMAMURA and Masafumi FUKUNARI, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 10 (2017), No. 1, pp. 7-10.
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, 38: 176 (2016).
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, Vol. 14, No.ists30, pp. Pb_99-Pb_103, 2016.
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.

Lunar Resource Utilization and Laser Plasma Wind Tunnel

13. Hydrogen Diffusion in Liquid and Boiling Alumina by Laser Ablation Towards a Carbon-free Aluminum Production
Lucas-Brian Christena, Masataka Watanabe, Hiroto Yamakami, Hokuto Sekine, Kimiya Komurasaki and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 181, Part C, February 2025, 111935.
12. Aluminum Precipitation on Oxygen-deficient Alumina in Laser Alumina Reduction
Naoki TANAKA, Masataka WATANABE, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Hokuto SEKINE, and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Vacuum. 2023, 112289.
11. Aluminum Particle Production on Alumina Rod Surface by Continuous-Wave Laser Ablation
Seiya Tanaka, Naoki Tanaka, Kimiya Komurasaki, Rei Kawashima, and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 278 (2022), 125557.
10. Laser Spot Size and Preheating Effects on Alumina Reduction Using Laser Ablation,
Seiya Tanaka, Shin Yamada, Kimiya Komurasaki,and Hiroyuki Koizumi,Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol.34, No.4(2020), pp.733-740.
9. Alumina Reduction by Laser Ablation Towards Use of Moon Resources
Seiya TANAKA, Soichiro SANO, Ryota SOGA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, and Rei KAWASHIMA, Vacuum,Vol.167(2019), pp.495-499.
8. Characterization of Hypersonic High Enthalpy CO2 Flows by Laser Driven Plasma Wind Tunnel
Makoto MATSUI, Hiroshi KASTURAYAMA, Yoshihiro ARAKAWA, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology,Vol.11 (2), pp.41-46, 2018.
7. Alumina Reduction by Coupling Laser Ablation and Laser Sustained Plasma,
Soichiro SANO, Ryota SOGA, Maximillian Frank, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, and Tsuruo KOBAYASHI, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol.9 (2016), No.2, pp. 49-54.
6. 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.
5. 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).
4. 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)
3. 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.
2. Operation Characteristics of Laser Driven Plasma Wind Tunnel
Matsui, M., Shinmi, K., Ueno, T., Komurasaki, K., and Arakawa, Y.: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Space Technology Japan, Vol.7, ists26 (2009), Pe_31-Pe_39.
1. Generation of Plasma Flows by 2 kW-class Continuous Wave Laser Driven Wind Tunnel
Koji SHINMI, Makoto MATSUI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Yoshihiro ARAKAWA: The Review of Laser Engineering, 36(APLS) (2008), pp. 1142-1145.

Electric Propulsion (Hall Thruster)

50. Experimental investigation on ionization length required for efficient operation of argon Hall thrusters
Dibyesh SATPATHY, Hokuto SEKINE, Nadine BARTH, Rei KAWASHIMA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Transactions of JSASS, Vol. 68 (2025) pp. 12-18.
49. Influence of propellant injection directionality on the performance of an argon Hall thruster
Dibyesh Satpathy, Hokuto Sekine, Jiwon Lee, Kimiya Komurasaki, Rei Kawashima, and Hiroyuki Koizumi, J. Appl. Phys. 136, 233301 (2024).
48. Experimental investigation of electron-impact reactions in the discharge plasma of a water-vapor Hall thruster,
K. Shirasu, H. Koizumi, H. Sekine and K. Komurasaki、J. Appl. Phys. 136, 203302 (2024).
47. Demonstration and experimental characteristics of a water-vapor Hall thruster,
Kento Shirasu, Hiroki Kuwabara, Masayuki, Matsuura, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Yuichi Nakagawa, Hiroki Watanabe, Hokuto Sekine and Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Electric Propulsion 2, Article number: 11 (2023).
46. Investigation of correlation between thrust and anode temperature during transient operation of RAIJIN-66,
Dibyesh Satopathy, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2, Article number 5 (2023).
45. Method of Suppressing Ingestion Particles Flowing Back to a Hall Thruster using Beam Target during Ground Testing,
Gen ITO, Rei KAWASHIMA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Transactions of JSASS, 65, No.4, pp. 160-171 (2022).
44. Wall Ion Loss Reduction by Shifted Acceleration Zone in an Anode-Layer Hall Thruster,
Rei Kawashima, Yushi Hamada, Shu Kawabata, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Journal of Propulsion and Power 38(3), online, 2022.
43. Plasma structure and electron cross-field transport induced by azimuthal manipulation of the radial magnetic field in a Hall thruster E×B discharge,
J. Bak, R. Kawashima, G. Romanelli, and K. Komurasaki, Journal of Applied Physics 131, 053302 (2022)
42. A fast convergence fourth order Vlasov model for Hall thruster ionization oscillation analyses,
Zhexu Wang, Rei Kawashima, Kimiya Komurasaki, Plasma Science of Technology, 2021.
41. Evolution of electron cross-field transport induced by an equilibrium azimuthal electric field in an E×B Hall thruster discharge under an azimuthally inhomogeneous neutral supply,
Junhwi Bak, Rei Kawashima, Jacob Simmonds, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Physics of Plasma 28, 102510 (2021).
40. Two-dimensional hybrid modeling of the gradient drift instability in a Hall thruster and enhanced electron transport
R. Kawashima and K. Komurasaki, Physics of Plasma 28, 063502 (2021).
39. Characterization of Acceleration Zone Shifting in an Anode-Layer-Type layer type Hall Thruster RAIJIN66
Yushi Hamada, Rei Kawashima, Junhwi Bak,Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Vacuum 186, 2021, 110040.
38.Incident angle dependence of reflected particles in low-energy xenon-ion impacts on metal surfaces
Gen Ito, Rei Kawashima; Kimiya Komurasaki; Hiroyuki Koizumi, Computational Materials Science, 186 (2021), 109989.
37. Discharge characteristics and increased electron current during azimuthally nonuniform propellant supply in an anode layer Hall thruster
J. Bak, Bas Van Loo, R. Kawashima and K. Komurasaki, Journal of Applied Physics 128, 023302 (2020).
36. Plasma formation and cross-field electron transport induced by azimuthal neutral inhomogeneity in an anode layer Hall thruster
Junhwi BAK, Rei Kawashima, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Physics of Plasmas,26,073505(2019).
35. First order hyperbolic approach for Anisotropic diffusion equation
Amareshwara Sainadh Chamarthi, Hiroaki Nishikawa, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 396 (1) 2019, pp. 243-263.
34. Inflow angular dependence of the pump sticking coefficient in cryopumps
Gen Ito, Rei Kawashima, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Vacuum, Vol.160, pp.102-108, 2019.
33. High-order upwind and non-oscillatory approach for steady state diffusion, advection-diffusion and application to magnetized electron
Amareshwara Sainadh Chamarthi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Rei Kawashima, Journal of Computational Physics,Vol.374, pp.1120-1151, 2018.
32. Numerical analysis of azimuthal rotating spokes in a crossed-field discharge plasma
Kawashima, Rei, Hara, Kentaro, Komurasaki, Kimiya, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol., Vol.27, No. 3, 035010 (12pp), 2018.
31. Two-dimensional Modeling of the Hall Thruster Discharge with Nonuniform Propellant Supply in Azimuth,
Rei Kawashima, Junhwi BAK, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 7-12, 2018.
30. External Discharge Plasma Thruster
Burak Karadag, Shinatora Cho, Ikkoh Funaki, Yushi Hamada, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 34, No. 4 (2018), pp. 1094-1096.
29. Hall thruster development for Japanese space propulsion programs
Yushi Hamada, Junwhi Bak, Rei Kawashima, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Naoji Yamamoto, Yusuke Egawa, Ikkoh Funaki, Shigeyasu Iihara, Shinatora Cho, Kenichi Kubota, Hiroki Watanabe, Kenji Fuchigami, Yosuke Tashiro, Yuya Takahata, Taisuke Kagota, Tetsuo Kakuma, Yusuke Furukubo, Hirokazu Tahara, Transactions of JSASS, Vol. 60 (2017) No. 5 pp. 320-326.
28. Thrust Performance in a 5 kW Class Anode Layer Type Hall Thruster
Naoji YAMAMOTO, Kohei TAKASE, Yuya HIRANO, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Akira KAKAMI, Ryudo TSUKIZAKI, Satoshi HOSODA, Hitoshi KUNINAKA, Shigeru YOKOTA, Transactions of JSASS, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, Vol.14, (ists30 ) Pb_183 to Pb_187, 2016.
27. A flux-splitting method for hyperbolic-equation system of magnetized electron fluids in quasi-neutral plasmas
Rei Kawashima, Kimiya Komurasaki, Tony Schonherr, J. Computational Physics, 310 (2016), pp.202-212.
26. A hyperbolic-equation system approach for magnetized electron fluids in quasi-neutral plasmas
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. 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.
22. 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.
21. 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.
20. 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.
19. 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).
18. 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.
17. 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.
16. 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.
15. Diagnostics of Xe Ion in an Anode-layer Type Hall Thruster Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence
Shigeru YOKOTA, Markus LEMPKE, Makoto MATSUI, Kentaro HARA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Yoshihiro ARAKAWA: Trans. of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Space Technology Japan, Vol.7, ists26 (2009), Pb_131-Pb_134.
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: Vacuum, 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.

Electric Propulsion (MPD, Micro Thrusters, etc.)

50. Effect of the radial magnetic field strength on the argon plasma characteristics of an inductive radiofrequency plasma thruster with a time-varying magnetic field
S. Shimhanda, H. Sekine, H. Koizumi and K. Komurasaki, J Electr Propuls 4, 21(2025).
49. Performance Improvement of a Six-Degree-of-Freedom Elastic Pendulum Thrust Stand for Micropropulsion
Isamu Moriai, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Ten Arai, Hayato Nakamura and Kimiya Komurasaki, J Electr Propuls 4, 24 (2025).
48. An elastic pendulum thrust stand for evaluating six-degree-of-freedom thrust of 10 mN-class propulsion systems
I. Moriai,1, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 044501 (2025).
47. Effect of non-uniform plasma on grid erosion of the water ion thruster,
Fuya Ezuka and Hiroyuki Koizumi, Masakatsu Nakano, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Published Online:28 Dec 2024.
46. Observation of strong in-plane perpendicular electric field in a radio-frequency plasma with a time-varying magnetic nozzle,
Hokuto SEKINE, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Phys. Plasmas 31, 070703 (2024).
45. Experimental Study on Combustion of Water Vapor and Aluminum Powder for Chemical Micropropulsion,
Masaya MUROHARA, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Zhang RUCHENG, Keita Nishii, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Transactions of JSASS Vol. 67, No. 2, pp. 86-98, 2024.
44. Observation of Condensed Combustion Product Formation during Combustion of Magnesium Plate in Water Vapor,
Keita Nishii, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Evolving Space Activities 1(33) 2023.
43. Experimental study on the performance characteristics of a miniature microwave discharge cathode,
Takahito Motoki, Daigo Takasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Yasuho Ataka, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshinori Takao, Acta Astronautica 196 (2022), pp. 231-237.
42. Experimental characterization of non-Maxwellian electron energy distributions in a miniaturized microwave plasma neutralizer,
Hokuto Sekine, Ryo Minematsu, Yasuho Ataka, Pierre Ominetti, Hiroyuki Koizumi, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Applied Physics, 131, 093302 (2022).
41. Combustion of Magnesium Wires with Oxygen and Water Vapor,
Keita Nishii, Mariko Akiyama, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Combustion Science and Technology 195, (2023) pp. 2364-2380.
40. Background Pressure Effect on Thrust Efficiency of Low-Reynolds-Number Nozzles,
Keita Nishii, Koizumi Hiroyuki, Komurasaki Kimiya, Journal of Propulsion and Power 38(6) online, 2022.
39. Improving the performance of a water ion thruster using biased electrodes,
Yasuho Ataka, Yuichi Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Koizumi, and Kimiya Komurasaki, Acta Astronautica, Vol.187 (2021), pp. 133-140.
38. Low-pressure-vaporization of water droplets on wall under normal and microgravity conditions
Keita Nishii, Akihiro Hattori, Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Acta Astronautica 186 (2021), pp. 508-516.
37. Feasibility Study of a Hybrid Thruster using Wire-Shaped Magnesium and Water for Application to Small Spacecraft
Mariko AKIYAMA, Keita NISHII, Yoshihito MANNAMI, Masaya MUROHARA, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Transactions of the JSASS / Aerospace Technology Japan,64(4), 2021 pp. 223-233.
36. Experimental Characterization of Nozzle Performance at Low Reynolds Numbers for Water Microthrusters
Keita Nishii, Koizumi Hiroyuki, Komurasaki Kimiya, Journal of Propulsion and Power 37(4), online, 2021.
35. Measurement and identification of azimuthal current in an RF plasma thruster employing time-varying magnetic field,
H. Sekine, H. Koizumi and K. Komurasaki, AIP Advances 11, 015102 (2021).
34. Electrostatic ion acceleration in an inductive radio-frequency plasma thruster,
H. Sekine, H. Koizumi,and K. Komurasaki, Physics of Plasmas 27,103513(2020).
33. Water and Xenon ECR Ion Thruster - Comparison in Global Model and Experiment
Nakagawa Yuichi, KOIZUMI Hiroyuki, Naito Yuki, Komurasaki Kimiya, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 29 (2020) 105003 (15pp).
32.Flight Model Development and Ground Demonstration of Water Resistojet Propulsion System for CubeSats
Keita NISHII, Jun ASAKAWA, Kosei KIKUCHI, Mariko AKIYAMA, Qihang WANG, Masaya MUROHARA, Yasuho ATAKA, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Ryu FUNASE, and Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Trans. Japan Soc. Aero. Space Sci. Vol. 63(4), pp. 141-150, 2020.
31. Direct measurement of 1 mN-class thrust and 100 s-class specific impulse for a CubeSat propulsion system
J. Asakawa, K. Nishii, Y. Nakagawa, H. Koizumi, and K. Komurasaki, Review of Scientific Instruments 91, 035116 (2020).
30. Performance Characterization of a Miniature Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster Operated with Water
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Hiroki Kawahara, Kimiya Komurasaki, Acta Astronautica, 157 (2019), pp. 294-299.
29. Laser-Ignited Micro-Motor Using Multiple Stacked Solid Propellant Pellets
Jun Asakawa, Hiroyuki Koizumi, and Shunichi Kojima, Masakatsu Nakano Kimiya Komurasaki, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 35, No. 1(2019), pp. 41-53.
28. Fundamental Ground Experiment of a Water Resistojet Propulsion System: AQUARIUS Installed on a 6U CubeSat: EQUULEUS
Jun ASAKAWA, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Keita NISHII, Naoki TAKEDA, Masaya MUROHARA, Ryu FUNASE, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, TRANSACTIONS OF JSASS, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, 16(5), pp. 427-431, 2018.
27. Design and Test of a 100 μN-class Thrust Stand for a Miniature Water Ion Thruster with CubeSat
Yuichi NAKAGAWA, Daiki TOMITA, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI ,TRANSACTIONS OF JSASS, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, 16(7) pp.673- 678, 2018.
26. Development and Flight Operation of a Miniature Ion Propulsion System
Hiroyuki Koizumi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Junichi Aoyama, and Koji Yamaguchi, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 34, No. 4 (2018), pp. 960-968.
25. Total Impulse Increase of a Micro-Solid Rocket Using a Stack of B/KNO3 Pellets,
Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Junichi AOYAMA, Koji YAMAGUCHI, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 14, No. ists30 , pp. Pb_53-Pb_59, 2016.
24. 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.
23. 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.
22. 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.
21. 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.
20. 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.
19. 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.
18. 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.
17. 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.
16. 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.
15. 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.
14. Measurement of Microwave Absorbance by Plasma of a Miniature Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster
Taro NAOI, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI: Transactions of Japan Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 12, No. ists29, pp. Tb_91-Tb_96, 2014.
13. 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).
12. 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.
11. 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).
10. Study on plasma creation and propagation in a pulsed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Schoenherr T, Komurasaki K, Herdrich G.: World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 74 (2011) pp.563-569.
9. 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.
8. Ignition characteristics of boron/potassium nitrate using a diode laser in a vacuum
Koizumi H, Nakano M, Watanabe M, Inoue T, Komurasaki K, Arakawa Y.: International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion, Vol. 8, No.4 (2009), pp. 345-356.
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.

Arc-heaters and Diode-Laser Absorption Spectroscopy

26. Surface nirtiding process of zirconium cathode for arc-heated plasma wind tunnel,
Shogo Iizuka, Ai Momozawa, Shogo Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Ikeda, Yuki Naito, Honoka Morishita, Ryota Kobayashi, Satofumi Maruyama, Kimiya Komurasaki, Volume 185, March 2023, 112539.
25. Dynamic Oxidation of SiC with Arc-Heated Plasma Wind Tunnel and Laser Heating,
N. Yokote, A. Momozawa, D. Terutsuki, K Komurasaki, Volume 185, March 2021, 109899.
24. TiN and TiO2 Coatings by Low Power Gas Tunnel Type Plasma Reactive Spraying,
Akira KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Yasutaka ANDO, Yoshihiro OKA, Rattachat MONGKOLNAVIN and Subramanian YUGESWARAN, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol.11 (2), pp.79-80, 2018.
23. Reduction of Cathode Erosion of Arc Heater Wind Tunnel by Use of Ion Plating,
Ai Momozawa, Shinichiro SANO, Daigo TERUTSUKI and Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology, Vol.11 (2), pp.81-82, 2018.
22. 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.
21. 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.
20. 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.
19. 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.
18. 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).
17. 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.
16. 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.
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.

Wireless Power Transfer

14. Development of a 100 mW-Class 94 GHz high-efficiency single-series rectifier feed by finline for micro-UAV application
Kosumo Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Kohei Shimamura, Kohei Fujiwara and Hidehiko Yamaoka, Active and Passive Electronic Components, Vol. 2020, 4072325, (8pp) 2020.
13. Feasibility Study of Microwave Wireless Powered Flight for Micro Air Vehicles,
K. Shimamura, H. Sawahara, A. Oda, S. Minakawa, S. Mizojiri, S. Suganuma, K. Mori, and K. Komurasaki, Wireless Power Transfer, 2017, Vol.4, No. 2, pp. 146-159.
12. Retrodirective tracking of a moving target using phase conjugate light generated in a Fabry-Perot Nd:YAG laser
K. Kawakami, K. Komurasaki, and H. Okamura, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.121 (9), 093104, 2017.
11. Optical Phase Conjugation for Removing Small Space Debris
Kotomi KAWAKAMI, Shigeaki UCHIDA, Hideki OKAMURA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Transactions of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 14, No. ists30, pp. Pr_47-Pr_50, 2016.
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.

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