Dr. Richard A. Beyer Profile

Dr. Richard A. Beyer

Research Physicist

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 3 September 2008 Paper

Small-scale laser ignition of a transparent liquid propellant

Richard Beyer

Proceedings Volume 7070, 707003 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795385

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Liquids, Laser energy, Solids, Plasmas, Neodymium, Absorption, Combustion, Time metrology, Explosives

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2005 Paper

Laser ignition for artillery cannon

Richard Beyer

Proceedings Volume 5871, 58710A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617323

KEYWORDS: Artillery, Laser development, Semiconductor lasers, Glasses, Fiber optics, Statistical analysis, Temperature metrology, Laser damage threshold, Adhesives, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

Laser sources for medium caliber cannon ignition

Scott Hamlin, Richard Beyer, Gregory Burke, John Hirlinger, James Martin, Daniel Rhonehouse

Proceedings Volume 5871, 587102 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618194

KEYWORDS: Nd:YAG lasers, Laser systems engineering, Laser sources, Semiconductor lasers, Weapons, Electromagnetism, Laser energy, Laser development, Pulsed laser operation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

Laser initiation thresholds of a 'green' aluminum/molybdenum-trioxide metastable intermolecular composite and other pyrotechnics

Stephen Howard, Jeffrey Morris, Richard Beyer, Scott Hamlin, James Martin, Gregory Burke, Thomas Doris

Proceedings Volume 5871, 58710B (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614508

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Neodymium, YAG lasers, Laser energy, Laser damage threshold, Composites, Beam splitters, Photodiodes, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

A laser ignition system for the M230 cannon

John Hirlinger, Gregory Burke, Richard Beyer, Scott Hamlin, Thomas Doris

Proceedings Volume 5871, 587101 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617345

KEYWORDS: Laser energy, Laser systems engineering, Semiconductor lasers, Weapons, Fiber lasers, Fiber coupled lasers, Laser development, Pulsed laser operation, Optical design, Fiber optics

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