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Abstract: 24-Symp-066
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Modeling Methods for Adaptive Optics Compensation of Thermal Blooming
MZA developed a scaling law method for assessing the effectiveness of adaptive optics (AO) compensation of thermal blooming during the OUSD Thermal Blooming Initiative (TBI) for implementation in the Scaling for HEL and Relay Engagement (SHaRE) code. The scaling method was validated for the limited engagement scenarios addressed in the TBI wave-optics simulations. This work has been extended to address arbitrary propagation paths with varying absorption and scattering profiles. The SHaRE modeling methods for thermal blooming have been extended to handle additional beam format. On the basis of our analysis, we have anchored key AO compensation limitations in the scaling methods to diagnostic wave-optics simulations. We have conducted additional engagement-level simulations to illustrate the ability for the scaling methods to predict the effectiveness of AO compensation for HEL systems significantly affected by thermal blooming.
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