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Title: Design of an infrared camera based aircraft detection system for laser guide star installations

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OSTI ID:242623

There have been incidents in which the irradiance resulting from laser guide stars have temporarily blinded pilots or passengers of aircraft. An aircraft detection system based on passive near infrared cameras (instead of active radar) is described in this report.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
242623
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-123771; CONF-9607112-1; ON: DE96011001
Resource Relation:
Conference: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineer (SPIE) summer topical meeting on adaptive optics, Maui, HI (United States), 8-12 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: 5 Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English