Experimental Study of the Attenuation and Back-Scattering of Lambda-2.36 and 0.63-Micrometer Laser Radiation by Artificial Fog and Smoke (Eksperimentalnoe Issledovanie Oslabeniya i Obratnogo Rasseniya Izlucheniya Okg s Dlinami Voln-Lambda equals 2.36 and Lambda equals o.63-Micrometer Isskustvennymi Tumanami i Dymani),

Abstract

The attenuation and back-scattering of 2.36 and 0.63 micrometer laser radiation due to artificial fogs and smoke was studied experimentally. For these wavelengths the ratio of the attenuation coefficients is a linear function: (alpha (2.36) = K alpha (0.63). It is found that K = 1.18 for fogs having the most probable microphysical parameters, and that K = 0.4 for smoke under the same condition. It is shown experimentally that the geometrical factors in the experiment and the optical properties of the scattering medium have a greater effect on the intensity of the backscattered radiation than does the wavelength of the incident radiation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 1974
Accession Number
AD0782211

Entities

People

  • I. V. Samokhvalov
  • V. A. Donchenko
  • V. V. Kostin
  • V. Y. Zuev
  • Yu. F. Arshinov

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Intelligence

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Coefficients
  • Intensity
  • Micrometers
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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