A particle-beam weapon is a type of space-based directed-energy weapon, which directs focused energy toward a target using atomic scale particles. Some particle-beam weapons have …

Sep 13, 2016 · Different technology disciplines related to development of particle beam weapons include particle accelerator, power source driving the accelerator, target-tracking and beam …

Nov 22, 2007 · Particle beam weapons fire a rapidly pulsed stream of relativistic or ultra-relativistic subatomic particles or atoms (known as bunches), causing damage both through …

Nov 12, 2025 · Electrons and protons, the particles most commonly used in accelerators, are found in all materials, but for an accelerator the appropriate particles must be separated out. …

Experts forecast that new types of particle accelerators will be in military use within the next twelve years, but it is difficult to state with any certainty when a particle beam weapon will be …

Mar 16, 2018 · Ray guns, phasers, and ion cannons are just a few names for particle-beam weapons. The idea of the things is simple: use electromagnetic fields to accelerate a charged …

Some particle-beam weapons have potential practical applications, e.g. as an antiballistic missile defense system. They have been known by myriad names: particle accelerator guns, ion …

Feb 2, 2023 · A particle beam weapon would be good for shooting something where you did not want to burn a hole in it, but rather wanted to deliver energy to something inside - perhaps a …

A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to very high speeds and energies to contain them in well-defined beams. [1][2] Small …

A charged particle beam weapon, as the name im­plies, projects a high current pulse of electrons or ions in a beam from a nozzle. These particles can carry a great deal of energy and travel at …