Laser Target Design Scaling for the Upgraded NRL (Naval Research Laboratory) Facility.

Abstract

This report describes research undertaken by Mission Research Corporation during 1983-84 in support of the experimental effort to model effects of high altitude nuclear bursts using high power lasers. Hydrodynamic simulations of experiments at NRL are discussed; the appropriate scaling laws are derived for variation of all important experimental parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1984
Accession Number
ADA156030

Entities

People

  • R. F. Stellingwerf

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Geometry
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Targets
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Scaling Laws
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Steady Flow
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy