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The article mentions a virtual optical fence that cuts the beam if anything impinges, so no roast pigeon with this system. Anything which the beam could couple
by kortex 4y ago
The article mentions a virtual optical fence that cuts the beam if anything impinges, so no roast pigeon with this system. Anything which the beam could couple to, haze, smog, etc, would definitely reduce efficiency for sure.
- soco 4y agoA cut off beam has an efficiency of zero, so every avoided pigeon is eating into the already meager efficiency of the system. But, good that scientists keep trying, maybe something good will come out of it later.
- sandworm101 4y agoAt these energies they would have to shut down in fog/rain. A single raindrop or snowflake could deflect enough light to potentially blind someone, or at least give them a permanent blind spot on their retina. A trillion raindrops passing through the beam would be statistically very dangerous for anyone, everyone, nearby.