Becausepulserepetitionrateaffecteddirectlythemomentumcouplingcoefficientoftransverselyexcitedatmospheric(TEA)CO2laserpropulsion,adoublepulsetrigger,controllinghighvoltageswitchoflaserexcitationcircuit,wasdesigned.Thepulseintervalrangedbetween5and100ms.Themomentumcouplingcoefficientforair-breathingmodelaserpropulsionwasstudiedexperimentally.Itwasfoundthatthemomentumcouplingcoefficientdecreasedwiththepulserepetitionrateincreasing.