Experiment Evaluation of Laser Attenuation by Water Drops

Abstract

A test program was conducted to measure the transmission of both CO2 and HeNe laser beams through an attenuation region occupied by water drops. Analysis of the measurements shows that there is reasonable agreement between experiment and diffraction theory and that the major source of uncertainty arises from the characterization of the attenuating particle field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073430

Entities

People

  • J. T. Miller

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Data Reduction
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Helium Neon Lasers
  • Instrumentation
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Particulates
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy