COMPARISON OF LASER REFLECTIVITY FROM TYPICAL WALL MATERIALS AND PAINTS,

Abstract

Twelve sample wall materials and 16 sample paint colors were evaluated to determine their reflectivity from ruby and neodymium lasers. Reflectivity measurements were referenced to the reflectivity of a MgO block as the 100% standard. The samples were measured normal to the incident beam and at incident angles from 15 degrees to 75 degrees. Results indicate that cinderblock tile is the wall material of choice. The paint colors, black, blue, and green, all show substantially lower reflectivities than the other samples. Reasons are given for preferring green over either black or blue. Suggestions are given for further laser reflectivity investigations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699570

Entities

People

  • James F. Sprouffske
  • Robert W. Ebbers
  • Terry L. Rodriguez

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Engineered Materials
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metamaterials
  • Neodymium
  • Neodymium Lasers
  • Plasmonic Materials
  • Plasmonic Metamaterials
  • Reflectivity
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition