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MID INFRA RED ADVANCED CHEMICAL LASER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Advanced Technology Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mid-infrared advanced chemical laser
1, record 1, English, mid%2Dinfrared%20advanced%20chemical%20laser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MIRACL 2, record 1, English, MIRACL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser (MIRACL), run by the army in White Sands, New Mexico, is America's most powerful laser. It works by mixing reactive gases together and focusing the light that results to produce a beam powerful enough to destroy a satellite passing overhead. 3, record 1, English, - mid%2Dinfrared%20advanced%20chemical%20laser
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mid infrared advanced chemical laser
- mid-infra-red advanced chemical laser
- mid infra red advanced chemical laser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Armes de haute technicité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laser chimique perfectionné à infrarouge moyen
1, record 1, French, laser%20chimique%20perfectionn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20infrarouge%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MIRACL 2, record 1, French, MIRACL
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laser MIRACL 3, record 1, French, laser%20MIRACL
correct, masculine noun
- laser chimique Miracl 4, record 1, French, laser%20chimique%20Miracl
masculine noun
- système MIRACL 5, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20MIRACL
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les États-Unis mènent un programme très ambitieux de recherche et de pré-développement dans le domaine des armes lasers à haute énergie [...]. Le laser chimique perfectionné à infrarouge moyen (MIRACL) est un laser à émission continue de la classe mégawatt. Conçu à l'origine dans le cadre de la SDI, il a été testé contre un satellite en octobre 1997. 6, record 1, French, - laser%20chimique%20perfectionn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20infrarouge%20moyen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le laser chimique perfectionné à infrarouge moyen (le système MIRACL), conçu à l'origine pour le programme de «guerre des étoiles» du président Reagan, fut testé en 1997 et comparé à un satellite de l'armée de l'air qui devait être progressivement abandonné. L'armée américaine a affiné, depuis lors, ce système dans le cadre de la défense antimissile. 5, record 1, French, - laser%20chimique%20perfectionn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20infrarouge%20moyen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un laser basé au sol, nommé MIRACL (pour «Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser»), fut testé en 1997. 7, record 1, French, - laser%20chimique%20perfectionn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20infrarouge%20moyen
Record 1, Key term(s)
- laser chimique perfectionné à infra-rouge moyen
- laser chimique perfectionné à infra rouge moyen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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