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HIGH ENERGY LASER TEST FACILITY This facility contains a wide array of lasers, instruments, and associated capabilities that are configurable to meet the needs of the test or experiment. The various capabilities are described below. Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser The Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser (MIRACL) is a megawatt-class, continuous wave chemical laser. It is a deuterium fluoride (DF) chemical laser operating in a band between 3.6 and 4.0 microns wavelength with a maximum laze duration of 70 seconds. In the past decade its reliability has been demonstrated by performing over 150 lazing tests in over 3,000 seconds of laze time. Pulsed Laser This laser is a closed cycle, electric discharge, pulsed CO2 laser that can deliver moderate to high energy levels per pulse. It is fully portable, with full-beam diagnostic instrumentation, a 50 cm static beam pointing telescope and a data acquisition system. In addition, the laser can interface with a precision pointer/tracker. Low Power Laser This laser is a low power continuous wave mid-infrared chemical laser that allows experimenters access to MIRACL-like characteristics at lower costs. Effects Test Area The area provides an indoor controlled laboratory test environment for evaluating laser effects on materials and small components. It includes a strip mirror beam integrator. Diagnostics includes plume and air flow sampling. Additional diagnostics are available and can be added to support specific customer needs upon request. Hazardous Test Area This area consists of beam relay and shaping optics, diagnostic instrumentation and a test pad surrounded by earth berms and movable concrete shields. The test pad is rated to withstand a 20,000 pound TNT-equivalent blast. It is capable of supporting both high and low energy laser effects testing on a wide variety of samples. Diagnostics performed on the laser beam include calorimetry, scatter plate measurement and beam profile impressions. Vacuum Test Chamber The chamber consists of a stainless steel sphere 50 feet in diameter capable of producing vacuums of 1x10-6 torr for simulation of low earth orbit conditions. It is connected to the MIRACL through a series of optics and evacuated laser beam pipe. Other capabilities include 25 ton maximum test item weight, a class 100K clean entry room, color CCTV and high speed filming, and local and remote control rooms. Point of Contact at WSMR: Mr. Jim Noble Telephone: Commercial (505) 678-5362 Point of Contact at EPG: Mr. Robert Reiner Telephone: Commercial (520) 533-8002, FAX (520) 533-8020 e-mail: reinerr@huachuca-emh-16.army.mil WSMRDTSE&E