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High energy laser propagation through natural convection of air: A benchmark for validation of numerical simulation

JOSA A
  • Joseph Fiordilino, Shannon Sweitzer-Siojo, Tam Vo, Joseph Mays, and Daniel King
  • received 02/07/2024; accepted 04/19/2024; posted 04/19/2024; Doc. ID 520664
  • Abstract: The study of propagation medium effects on lasers continues to be an active areaof research. High energy laser (HEL) propagation through planetary atmosphere is particularlynuanced as the beam generates its own flow field and suffers from additional degrading effects.Herein, we construct experimental setups conducive to probing the physics of the laser-atmosphereinteraction and generating validation datasets for high fidelity predictive software. Measured andderived parameters are presented and predictive models are generated utilizing random forestregression.