tailieunhanh - Scientific Assessment of High-Power Free-Electron Laser Technology

The National Research Council was asked by the . Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) to assess the current capabilities of free-electron lasers (FELs) to deliver large amounts of energy; assess the prospects for developing such devices with megawatt average power capabilities; identify the key technical problems that must be solved to achieve such performance; and evaluate the feasibility of achieving power, energy, and other technical parameters specified by the Office of Naval Research. The request did not include a charge to make a determination of the requirements for effective directed-energy weapons | SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF High-power Free-electron Laser Technology NAKNM iCMOt CClJNOl SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF High-power Free-electron Laser Technology Committee on a Scientific Assessment of Free-Electron Laser Technology for Naval Applications Board on Physics and Astronomy Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington . THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study is based on work supported by Contract N00014-05-G-0288 . 18 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of the Navy. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agency that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 13 978-0-309-12689-2 International Standard Book Number 10 0-309-12689-4 Copies of this report are available free of charge from Board on Physics and Astronomy National Research Council 500 Fifth Street . Washington DC 20001 Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press 500 Fifth Street . Lockbox 285 Washington DC 20055 800 624-6242 or 202 334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area Internet http . Copyright 2009 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of .