Laser propagation code study. Technical report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6090870
A number of laser-propagation codes have been assessed as to their suitability for modeling Army High Energy Laser (HEL) weapons used in an anti-sensor mode. We identify a number of areas in which systems analysis HEL codes are deficient. Most notably, available HEL scaling law codes model the laser aperture as circular, possibly with a fixed (e.g. 10%) obscuration. However, most HELs have rectangular apertures with up to 30% obscuration. A beam-quality/aperture shape scaling relation is presented that can be useful when applying these codes to realistic designs for HELs.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6090870
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-161370/2/XAB; NPS-55-85-019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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