An Aerosol Chamber for Pulsed DF Laser Propagation Effects Studies.

Abstract

For performing an aerosol-induced air-breakdown experiment at 3.8 micrometer we put together a facility for generating an aerosol and monitoring the particle size distribution. We describe the facility and its performance during the breakdown experiment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 1982
Accession Number
ADA112112

Entities

People

  • Daniel H. Leslie
  • Gary L. Trusty
  • Thomas H. Cosden

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerosol Generators
  • Air Filters
  • Air Temperature
  • Data Acquisition
  • Deuterium Fluoride Lasers
  • Dew Point
  • Generators
  • Humidity
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Scattering
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy