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MIROIR CAOUTCHOUC [1 record]

Record 1 2010-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mirrors
  • Optical Instruments
  • Weapon Systems
  • Lasers and Masers
DEF

Mirror which changes its shape many times a second to compensate for the spreading effect of the Earth's atmosphere.

OBS

In a test, a ground-based laser beam was bounced off the rubber mirror and then reflected into space where it accurately tracked a rocket moving at very high speed with a tightly focused beam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaces et miroiterie
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Masers et lasers

Spanish

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