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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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
[NDU Press],
[1994]
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS36040 |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |