Effects of directed energy weapons /

Effects of Directed Energy Weapons is an encyclopedic treatment of how Directed Energy Weapons work, how the energy of these weapons is propagated to the target, and how the weapon/beam-target interaction creates effects (damage) in the target. This is a technical exposition, written at the undergra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nielsen, Philip E., 1944-
Corporate Author: National Defense University Press
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : [NDU Press], [1994]
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS36040
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Summary:Effects of Directed Energy Weapons is an encyclopedic treatment of how Directed Energy Weapons work, how the energy of these weapons is propagated to the target, and how the weapon/beam-target interaction creates effects (damage) in the target. This is a technical exposition, written at the undergraduate physics and engineering level that could serve either as a text book or as a reference text for technical practitioners. The text addresses Kinetic Energy Weapons in addition to Lasers, Microwaves and Particle Beams.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.