Atmospheric Sensitivities of High Energy Lasers

Abstract

The atmosphere affects the propagation of high energy lasers (HEL) by attenuation and defocusing the laser thereby reducing the energy density on a target. This technical note identifies the atmospheric effects on HEL and their significance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA096797

Entities

People

  • Thomas H. Pries

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Blooming
  • Boundary Layer
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Distortion
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Gas Breakdown
  • Geographic Regions
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Phase Distortion
  • Refractive Index
  • Thermal Blooming
  • Vapors
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Seismology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy