Improved infrared countermeasures with ultrafine aluminum

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 7, Issue , 2004, Pages 5718-5723

  Shortridge, Robert G ^a,b   Wilharm, Caroline K ^a,b  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b Environ and Chem Sciences Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ELECTROSTATICS; INFRARED RADIATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MISSILES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; RADAR COUNTERMEASURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACKING (POSITION);

FLARE COMPOSITIONS; INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES; MAGNESIUM-TEFLON-VITON (MTV); ULTRAFINE ALUMINUM (UFAL);

ALUMINUM;

EID: 16244421033     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-2063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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