[extropy-chat] LASER: DARPA's HELLADS small laser weapon makes headway

Dirk Bruere dirk.bruere at gmail.com
Mon Sep 5 00:21:45 UTC 2005


On 9/5/05, Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Dirk Bruere <dirk.bruere at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 9/2/05, Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > 100 kW is qualitatively different from 1 kW just as a microwave
> > > oven is different from a radar gun.
> > >
> > The power density is identical between what I tested and a 100kW
> > beam with a width of approx 12cm
> > No new phenomena.
> 
> What makes you think the beam width of the weapon is 12 cm? You are
> fudging the numbers to make yourself right.
> 
> 
I'm being very generous.
The real beam dia is almost certainly larger
http://www.ciaonet.org/wps/fog01/

Dirk
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