DocumentCode
1096615
Title
Ray guns get real
Author
Hecht, Jeff
Volume
46
Issue
7
fYear
2009
fDate
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
33
Abstract
Cheap rockets fired by insurgents are taking a deadly toll in the Middle East. The article looks at whether a new generation of solid-state lasers can blow them out of the sky.
Keywords
laser beam applications; military systems; projectiles; solid lasers; explosive-laden projectiles; laser defense; solid-state lasers; Batteries; Gas lasers; Guns; Power lasers; Projectiles; Pump lasers; Rockets; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.5109449
Filename
5109449
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