Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 15, 2026

Automated Delivery of Microfabricated Targets for Intense Laser Irradiation Experiments
Published on: January 28, 2021
Abstract:
We determine the backscatter reflectance (more properly the bidirectional reflectance distribution function at a 45 degrees angle of incidence and observation) for circularly polarized radiation of lambda = 10.6 microm for 120-grit aluminum oxide sandcloth (1.5 x 10(-2) sr(-1)) and 400-grit silicon carbide sandpaper (1.1 x 10(-2) sr(-1)) with respect to sublimed flowers of sulfur (1.8 x 10(-1) sr(-1)). The effect of range and the atmospheric effect of turbulence-induced beam wander are discussed for both rotating disks and linearly translated belts. The advantages of large slowly rotating disks for field calibrations are presented.
Related Concept Videos
Instrument Calibration
Analytical Balance Calibration
An analytical balance measures mass and requires regular calibration to...
Glassware Calibration
Volumetric flasks: Volumetric flasks are designed to prepare aqueous solutions of precise volumes accurately with a calibration line on the neck. To calibrate a volumetric flask, it is important to fill it with distilled...
Calibration Curves: Linear Least Squares
For data that follow a straight line, the standard method for fitting is the linear...
Calibration Curves: Correlation Coefficient
Common Leveling Mistakes and Errors
Plotting and Calibrating the Root Locus
The maximum gain occurs at the breakaway points between open-loop poles on the real axis, while the minimum gain is observed...

