Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering, School of Engineering, Kyushu University
Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory（Yamamoto Lab）
Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory（Yamamoto Lab）
In this laboratory, we are researching on next-generation space propulsion, focusing on electric propulsion devices mounted on artificial satellites and fusion rockets for manned interplanetary navigation.
In this laboratory, we are researching on next-generation space propulsion, focusing on electric propulsion devices mounted on artificial satellites and fusion rockets for manned interplanetary navigation.
News
- Apl. 2026, D2 Mr.Ogawa has published a paper.
- Mar. 2026, Three M2 students have completed their master's program and started their professional careers, and four B4 students have also graduated.
- Oct. 2025, D1 Suenaga joined our lab.
- Oct. 2025, We conducted the large-scale laser (Gekkou XII) experiment proposed by Mr. Koba
- Jun. 2025, D1 Ogawa won the 23rd Paper Award from Institute of Applied Plasma Science
- Kento Koba, Taichi Morita, Hideki Nakashima, Shinichi Namba, Yoshitaka Mori, Toshiyuki Ise, Shunsuke Murata, Atsushi Sunahara, Yoshihiro Kajimura, Masafumi Edamoto, Nathan Shilling, Naoji Yamamoto, "Measurement of the impulse from a magnetic nozzle for the model experiment of laser fusion rocket", High Energy Density Physics, Vol 56 101213 (2025) DOI:doi:10.1016/j.hedp.2025.101213
- Naoki Katsura, Tomihiko Kojima, Naoji Yamamoto, Taichi Morita, "Investigation of the Electron Detachment via Electric Field Fluctuation in a Magnetic Thrust Chamber for Laser Fusion Rocket," Journal of Evolving Space Activities (accepted)
- KOEDA Aika、CHO Shinatora、YAMASHITA Yuya、KOSUGA Yusuke、WATANABE Hiroki、YAMAMOTO Naoji, "Numerical Simulation of Plasma Perturbations and Electron Transport in Hall Thrusters,"
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES、Volume 68 Issue 2,pp114～121(2024)
DOI:doi:10.2322/tjsass.68.114 - Tomoya Ogawa, Kento Koba, Naoji Yamamoto, Taichi Morita, “Measurement of Micro Impulse from Pulsed-Magnetic Nozzle by Thrust Stand with Integrated Discharge Circuit Vol.32 No.1 June 2024
DOI:doi:10.34377/aps.32.1_3 - Yamamoto N.、Yalin A. P., "Portable Thomson scattering system for temporally resolved plasma measurements under low density conditions," Review of Scientific Instruments, 95, 033502 (2024)
DOI:doi:10.1063/5.0180534 - Kansei ITO, Naoji YAMAMOTO, Kai MORINO, "Sequential Prediction of Hall Thruster Performance Using Echo State Network Models," TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES、Volume 67 Issue 1(2024)
DOI:doi:10.2322/tjsass.67.1