FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR AIRBORNE ICE-CRYSTAL DISDROMETER.

Abstract

A prototype ice-crystal hologram camera was fabricated and tested. The instrument will record ice crystals and raindrops in the 0.1 mm to centimeter size range over a sample volume 50 cm deep. An off-axis coherent reference beam is produced in the camera by use of a grating and pinhole spatial filter. Motion of the particles is stopped by a Q-switched ruby laser. This design is adaptable to airborne applications. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676991

Entities

People

  • John H. Ward
  • William A. Dyes

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Drops
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Holograms
  • Lasers
  • Particles
  • Prototypes
  • Raindrops
  • Ruby Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy