Can an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile be
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Can an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile be destroyed by an intense laser beam? A beam of intensity 108 W/m2 would probably burn into and destroy a nonspinning missile in 1 s. (a) If the laser had 5.0 MW power, 3.0 mm wavelength, and a 4.0 m beam diameter (a very powerful laser indeed), would it destroy a missile at a distance of 3000 km? (b) If the wavelength could be changed, what maximum value would work? Use the equation for the central diffraction maximum as given by Eq. 36- 12 (sin u ! 1.22l/d).
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