Fiscal Year	2019
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Physics
Investigator(s)	Cohn, Keith R. Blau, Joseph A.
Sponsor	Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary	Heat convection from a ship deck and air flow around the superstructure can produce optical turbulence above and around the ship. Furthermore, there could be increased concentrations of water vapor and aerosols surrounding the ship due to sea spray over the deck, exhaust plumes, etc. These increased levels of turbulence and extinction near a high energy laser (HEL) beam source could potentially result in significantly less power delivered to the target. This project will conduct ship-induced optical turbulence measurements in support of the Solid State Laser Technology Maturation program.
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