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• MTHEL shoots down mortar rounds - Peter Bruener - 8/30/2004 5:12:37 AM
  • Why flying to Europa suddenly became such a high NASA priority - E.P. Grondine - 8/30/2004 4:01:22 PM
  • re: MTHEL shoots down mortar rounds - Larry J - 8/30/2004 2:18:19 PM
    • Most likely a YAG based system - R.L. - 8/30/2004 3:47:04 PM
      • Deuterium Fluoride - et - 8/30/2004 4:28:41 PM
        • Chemistry a bit weak...why would a chemical laser need deuterium? - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 5:08:48 AM
          • deuterium is a stable isotope - R.L. - 8/31/2004 9:07:36 AM
            • Crap. You're right. Somehow I was thinking tritium. *blush* (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 4:40:26 PM
            • Deuterium is what's routinely used in the VASIMR lab experiments now. - et - 8/31/2004 4:12:08 PM
          • There are HF lasers - R.L. - 8/31/2004 8:57:11 AM
            • Molecular weight: that explains it. Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 8/31/2004 4:41:31 PM
              • "Heavy" hydrofluoric acid? - et - 8/31/2004 6:08:23 PM
                • "Just Add Water." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/1/2004 2:40:16 AM
            • I looked it up because I thought it would've been a FEL. Not a YAG, silly t-sip.... ;) (n/t) - et - 8/31/2004 4:14:19 PM
        • Ouch!!!!! - R.L.L - 8/30/2004 6:05:01 PM
  • re: MTHEL shoots down mortar rounds - dtb - 8/30/2004 5:55:59 AM
    • re: green women in tin-foil bikinis! - Peter Bruener - 8/30/2004 6:38:40 AM