Free Electron Laser performance with quadrupole magnet misalignment from shipboard vibrations

The Free Electron Laser (FEL) has been discussed and studied in the United States Navy's directed energy weapon efforts. The goal of these studies is to use the FEL as a ship's primary defensive weapon against incoming threats such as missiles, aircraft and small boats. This thesis is a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burggraff, David T.
Other Authors: Colson, William B.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/3065