Re: Laser sniping attacks
In reply to #1298 Laser sniping attacks by Jim Cheetham
>Date: Fri, 11 May 90 12:08:03 +0100
>From: Jim Cheetham [email removed]
[writes in part]
>Subject: (1298) Laser sniping attacks
>
> Just a quick thought -
> A visible laser, operating on one frequency (which is, I
> understand, what they normally do), can have it's effect
> diminished by wearing clothes/armour that reflect that
> frequency light (i.e. a green-light laser's effect will
> be much less on green objects, because colour is, after
> all, a radiating of light of a specific frequency ...)
It's not quite that simple. Any color can be represented as a combination
of spectral frequencies. Because human vision relies on three distinct
color photoreceptors, it's possible for two colors to look the same while
having different spectra. So unless you know which frequency you wish to
reflect, caveat emptor.
> So how about a universal laser armour that reflects low-
> power lasers ? It could be any colour on the outside (to
> prevent human detection) but a "super-white" colour underneath.
I've always wondered how effective a reflective, mylar-like layer underneath
a dress uniform would be.
> The right sort of "super-white" would be effective against
> all lasers near the visible spectrum, but whould have to be
> made of lead to stop X-ray lasers ...
What tech level would white globe body armor be???