Improved rain erosion protection for multi-spectral ZnS

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5786, Issue , 2005, Pages 373-380

  Joseph, Shay ^a   Marcovitch, Orna ^a   Yadin, Ygal ^a   Steimberg, Avi ^a   Zipin, Hedva ^a  

^a RAFAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Protective coating; Rain erosion; WC ZnS

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RAIN; SUBSTRATES; TRANSPARENCY; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

AIR-BORNE MILITARY SYSTEMS; ANTI-REFLECTIVE (AR) COATINGS; RAIN EROSION; WC-ZNS;

EROSION;

EID: 26844576318     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.603106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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