Aerosol Attenuation in the 2-4 Micrometers Region

Abstract

This report describes an experimental facility constructed to measure the extinction and scattering of DF laser radiation by atmospheric aerosols. The details of the apparatus, the theory of the measurements, and calibration results are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA023203

Entities

People

  • David M. Mann
  • Robert C. Sepucha

Organizations

  • Aerodyne Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Amplifiers
  • Chemical Elements
  • Coefficients
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Deuterium Fluoride Lasers
  • Electronics
  • Extinction
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Radiation
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy