[NOISE] What is "laser material"?

[jim bell]

At 09:05 PM 4/25/96 -0700, Bill Frantz wrote:
>>   The Washington Post, April 25, 1996, p. A12.
>>
>>
>>   Israelis Eye U.S. Laser As Anti-Rocket Defense
>>
>>       'Nautilus' Beam Burns Surface of Weapon
>>
>>   By John Mintz
>>
>>...
>>   Moreover, a laser shot costs $3,000, compared to several
>>   million dollars for a missile. Army officials envision the
>>   Nautilus would be beamed from a truck capable of firing 50
>>   shots before requiring more laser material. 
>
>Does anyone have any idea what "more laser material" means?

Hydrogen and fluorine, possibly.  Some of the more energetic lasers use this 
combination.

Jim "He only talks about one thing" Bell
jimbell at pacifier.com