Constellation Sizing for Modest Directed Energy Platforms,

Abstract

Discussions of boost phase directed energy constellation scaling have concentrated on tradeoffs for large lasers and mirrors, which require development. This report explores more modest lasers that could be deployed sooner, finding that for anticipated threats, performance and effectiveness are adequate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA339026

Entities

People

  • Gregory H. Canavan
  • John H. Hammond

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boost Phase
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Deployment
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Dwell Time
  • Fabrication
  • Free Electrons
  • Governments
  • Hardening
  • Lasers
  • Sensitivity
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy