Obscuration Due to Dust of a Laser Beam in a Gun Firing Environment - Preliminary Survey

Abstract

A review of the literature addressing the present state-of-the-art research on obscuration due to gun blast is presented. The dynamics of the dust cloud, composition of the dust, theoretical approaches to scattering of laser energy and experimental obscuration measurements are discussed. Papers with significant results on obscuration are presented, and the requirements for further studies are outlined. A bibliography on related gun blast and muzzle brakes studies is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016926

Entities

People

  • Gerald W. Goble

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Spectra
  • Combustion Products
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Guns
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographs
  • Scaling Laws
  • Scattering
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy