Optics Research: 1974:2

Abstract

Contents: Laser technology and propagation--Thermal blooming of successive laser pulses, Multiple-pulse blooming of a focused beam in a uniform wind, Laboratory experiment on thermal blooming, Impulsive loading of targets by HF laser pulses, Double-pulse pressure and impulse measurements, Ballistic pendulum for high-power laser measurements, Laser heating of metallic surfaces, Plasma enhancement of thermal coupling to targets, Stable CO2 laser measurements; Pollution studies--Participation in the St. Louis regional air pollution study (RAPS) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Diode laser multi-pollutant ambient-air monitoring.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1974
Accession Number
ADA010476

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Rediker

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Pollution
  • Cameras
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Environmental Protection
  • Frequency
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Optics
  • Photography

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy