The particle beam weapon generates its destructive power by accelerating sufficient quantities of subatomic particles or atoms to velocities near the speed of light and focusing these particles into a very highenergy beam. It was actually declassified more than a few years ago and, for a while, could be found at the fbis main website. One official document in particular which dates back to 1983, and that was declassified under the terms of the freedom of information act demonstrates a great deal of interest in teslas work in the area of death rays. Rosenzweig fundamentals of beam physics rosenzweig 2 2 this book presents beam physics using a unified approach, emphasizing basic concepts and analysis methods. A raygun is a type of fictional device that fires a beam of usually destructive energy used in science fiction. When, however, the fbi created the vault many of its files such as those on marilyn monroe. A particle beam weapon is a type of directedenergy weapon, which directs energy in a particular and focused direction using particles with minuscule mass. The device was, in theory, capable of generating an intense targeted beam of energy that could be used to dispose of enemy warplanes, foreign armies, or anything else youd rather didnt exist. Neutral particle beam weapon concepts aerospace projects.
Degradation can range from temporary upsets in electronics subsystems, permanent circuit. This is a pure antiship weapon and would perform badly if used as a point defence weapon. Teslas electrokinetic and electrogravitic machine air ship designs 1911. Particlebeam weapon is a concept of directed energy weapons and used for attacking targets utilizing particlebeam with high energy.
The laboratory is one of the air forces major research and development labs, and is a focal point for all space and missilerelated research and technology. You cant steer or redirect that beam to any great degree so. Muons can be formed into a tight beam and projected for many kilometers through the atmosphere with little attenuation. Instead of transporting destructive energy to a target in the form of an explosive warhead carried inside a ponderous vehicle such as a mis sile or an artillery shell, a particlebeam weapon would increase the kinetic ener. In the 1930s tesla reportedly invented a particle beam weapon that some, ironically, called a peace ray, says lauren davis at io9. The current beamweapon program is originated from teslas death rays idea. The manipulation and diagnostics of charged particle beams at high kinetic. This makes the aimsight vastly more accurate than iron sights. The prospects of developing a muon beam weapon do disable enemy missiles is now certain.
In a particle beam weapon pbw, intense beams of electrons, protons, or atoms are produced by a high energy accelerator and aimed at a. The propagation of kinetic energy weapons in a vacuum. While many existing resources in beams and accelerators are specialized to aid the professional practitioner, this text. A particlebeam weapon uses a highenergy beam of atomic or subatomic particles to damage the target by disrupting its atomic andor molecular structure. Lasers, highpower microwaves and highenergy particle beams have been exploited for dew development. On that day i went to the library and started looking for documents which. A particlebeam weapon is a type of directedenergy weapon, which directs energy in a particular and focused direction using particles with minuscule mass. So rather than risk teslas technology falling into the hands of americas enemies. He is a retired air force colonel and was the first technical program manager of the air force particle beam technology program, serving in that capacity from september 1975 until july 1977 at the air force weapons laboratory, kirtland afb, new mexico. Particle beam weapon definition of particle beam weapon by. Directed energy missile defense in space part 5 of 15. The primary advantage of the charged particle beam type of wea passing through the atmosphere as is the case with a laser beam weap0n. Tesla offered his particle beam weapon to numerous governments, including the united states, but the only country to show interest was the soviet union, which conducted a partial test in 1939. Kirtland afb sandia national laboratories beam weapons.
Nov 27, 2018 it was the height of world war ii, and tesla had claimed to have invented a powerful particlebeam weapon, known as the death ray, that could have proved invaluable in the ongoing conflict. A linear accelerator in space the beam experiment aboard rocket pdf. Some particlebeam weapons have potential practical applications, e. Jun 23, 2017 random information on the term particle beam weapon. The successful development of a particle beam weapon would require significant technology gains across several difficult. With the exception of some of the brilliant pebbles and zenith star designs, almost nothing apart from unreliable artwork has been released.
Laser and charged particle beam weapons the heritage foundation. Today while its development lags that of the high energy laser, the particle beam weapon is viewed by some military technicians as the followon weapon to the laser, because of its higher potential lethality. As part of the beam experiments aboard rocket bear project, a prototype hydrogen beam weapon is launched from white sands missile range in july 1989 and. Finally, for endoatmospheric beam weapons, the pinch effect provides the means for radially confining charged particle beams. Kirtland afb phillips lab particle accelerator particle.
They are typically giant structures with one or two small rooms where the particle beam is actually delivered. This is just for fun so dont take it too seriously. It accelerates charged particles in most cases electrons, positrons, protons, or ionized atoms, but very advanced versions can accelerate other particles such as mercury nuclei to nearlight speed and then shoots them at a target. A particle beam weapon is a type of directedenergy weapon, which directs energy in a particular and focused direction using particles with miniscule mass. Apr 25, 20 particle beams weapons fire streams of quickmoving projectiles, and only really differ from rifles because rifles use a quintillionth of the ammo, and about the same proportion of energy. Also as a follow up question i read somewhere that a charge field could easily stop any particle weapon how true is this. It was the height of world war ii, and tesla had claimed to have invented a powerful particlebeam weapon, known as the death ray, that could have proved invaluable in the ongoing conflict.
Apr 25, 20 now, lets look at the y axis of the beam weapon possibility space. Recently, proposals have been set forth to exploit such particle beams as possible defense mechanisms to be used to protect against offensive missiles which may be launched by a hostile power. Particle beams weapons fire streams of quickmoving projectiles, and only really differ from rifles because rifles use a quintillionth of the ammo, and about the same proportion of energy. Three main constituents of the particle accelerator are. Categories click to retract administrative policy procedures. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. The main drawbacks of particle beam weapons is they are power hogs, they are difficult to reduced to pistol size, and terras atmosphere will scatter enough of the beam to give the firer a lethal dose of radiation. Nikola teslas death ray is real, declassified files. A particlebeam weapon is a type of directedenergy weapon, which directs energy in a particular and focused direction using particles with negligible mass. So ive read about particle beam weapons and as far as i understand its simply a concentrated beam of particles ie electrons emitted towards an object. One type of socalled laser radar inertial platform combination system has the following operating principles. Three neutral particle beam satellite weapon concepts were shown, in lowrez and frustrating detail, in a report on power systems for sdi use. A ship armed with particle beams should attempt to engage at longer ranges against other beam armed ships to take advantage of its fixed damage, while enemy damage decreases with range. A particle beam weapon uses a highenergy beam of atomic or subatomic particles to damage the target by disrupting its atomic andor molecular structure.
It was the height of world war ii, and tesla had claimed to have invented a powerful particlebeam weapon, known as the death ray, that could have proved invaluable in. Some particlebeam weapons are real and have potential practical applications, e. Just after world war ii, there was a renewed interest in beam weapons. A laser aimsight can be the actual weapon optics, much like an slr reflex camera eyepiece.
Some particle beam weapons have potential practical applications, e. A particle beam is a stream of charged or neutral particles, in many cases moving at near the speed of light there is a difference between the creation and control of charged particle beams and neutral particle beams, as only the first type can be manipulated to a sufficient extent by devices based on electromagnetism. Laser and charged particle beam weapons the heritage. A particlebeam weapon is a weaponized version of this technology. The particle accelerator is the source of highenergy particle beam and is therefore the heart of the particle beam weapon system. Particle beam weapons are the ultimate scifi weapon for hard science fiction authors and worldbuilders.
The file, which can be found at this link, makes for fascinating reading. A particle beam weapon is a type of directedenergy weapon, which directs energy in a particular and focused direction using particles with negligible mass. Today while its development lags that of the high energy laser, the particlebeam weapon is viewed by some military technicians as the followon weapon to the laser, because of its higher potential lethality. Currently, the particles being used to form the beam are electrons, protons, or hydrogen atoms. A particlebeam weapon uses a highenergy beam of atomic or subatomic particles to damage. Additionally, in its capacity as lead laboratory, sandia coordinates doesupported pulsed power fusion work at other government operated. One issue has to do with convincing the warfighter that theres a niche for this new type of weapon. Beardon tells us that the soviets next tested the first declared capability of this em particle beam weapon to violently destroy a submerged submarine. A particlebeam weapon is a type of directedenergy weapon, which directs energy in a particular and focused direction using particles with miniscule mass. If you are having a raygun fight in an atmosphere, you want the laser gun to use some color of visible light or.
The mystery of nikola teslas missing files history. Particle beam weapon definition of particle beam weapon. Particlebeam weapons system ieee conference publication. Chapter 16 teslas death ray and the accelerated particle beam weapon embedded in the army field reports and air materiel command engineering evaluations analyzing the roswell craft were descriptions of how the spacecraft might have utilized a form of energy known as directed energy, powerful beams of excited electrons that could be precisely directed at any target. Colonel roberds is a distinguished graduate of air command and staff college and a graduate. Jan, 2015 the idea of a particle beam weapon looks attractive to world leaders. Particle accelerators as they currently exist would be terrible weapons. This particle beam fusion accelerator facility provides threatlevel xray effects testing and experiments on complex electronic systems, such as reentry body arming, fuzing, and firing assemblies, with high spectral and temporal fidelity.
Copies of teslas papers on particle beam weaponry were sent to patterson air force base in dayton, ohio. The total energy within the beam is the aggregate energy of the rapidly moving particles, each particle having kinetic energy due to its own mass and motion. Titled new art of projecting concentrated nondispersive energy through natural media, the paper provided the first technical description of what is today called a charged particle beam weapon. These weapons, with the exception of particle beam weapons pbws and laserinduced plasma channel lipc weapons, generate streams of electromagnetic energy that can be precisely directed over long distances to disable or destroy intended targets. Additionally, in its capacity as lead laboratory, sandia coordinates doesupported pulsed power fusion work at other government. Nikola teslas death ray is real, declassified files reveal. The main advantage of particle beam weapons is they have penetration that make lasers look like throwing a handfull of thistledown.
Random information on the term particle beam weapon. The declassified files, published after 73 years as a freedom of information release, provide vindication for conspiracy theorists who have long claimed that many tesla innovations were suppressed by the powers that be, claims that scientists and mainstream media have rubbished as wild conspiracy theories until now in the 1930s tesla reportedly invented a particle beam weapon that some. Now, lets look at the y axis of the beam weapon possibility space. The idea of a particle beam weapon looks attractive to world leaders. On september 21 of this year the fbi uploaded to its website, the vault, its eyeopening file on nikola tesla. In this case of satellite borne particle beam weapons, if the angle of the target is from 20 to 0. Tesla offered his particlebeam weapon to numerous governments, including the united states, but the only country to show interest was the soviet union, which conducted a. Jan 22, 2016 a particle beam weapon uses a highenergy beam of atomic or subatomic particles to damage the target by disrupting its atomic andor molecular structure. Saturn also provides high temperature, large volume hohlraums and other cold xray environments for weapon physics. A handful of atoms are ionized stripped of their electrons and accelerated to near light speed. Directed energy weapons include laser, high power radio frequency hprf, and particle beam technologies hprf technology is frequently called high power microwave hpm or rf directed energy. There are two basic categories of directed energy weapons from a technical. This paper does not explore particle beam weapons further.