I know weapons-grade, hand-held lasers (probably) haven't been invented yet, but I'd like some theoretical data on the subject for my sci-fi novel "Rush".
Something you should know is that this is an anthropomorphic tale- the characters would be about average size for a human, probably more in the case of badgers.
In the story, the titular character is hit by a beam that's partially reflected by her armor. What I'd like to know is, what material would make a wearable armor that can reflect laserfire?
I know it's not the same as the blaster bolts in Star Wars- you would need to keep a long, thin beam on target for (at a guess) more than a second. What I don't know is the numbers- temperature, possible size of the gun itself, etc.
Actually the numbers probably won't matter that much- this story is more about war and its realities than it is about science. Still it's nice to have some credibility.
I just thought of something. Is it possible to make armor from ceramic, or some kind of ceramic-metal composite?
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