Countermeasure system and method using quantum dots
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1. A countermeasure system for protecting a satellite from a missile attack, the system comprising:
- a decoy comprising a plurality of quantum dots, the quantum dots being selected, responsive to excitation radiation, to emit radiation having an emission profile similar to a profile of a blackbody radiation signature of the satellite in space, the emitted radiation diverting the missile attack from the satellite onto the decoy.
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In one embodiment, a countermeasure system for protecting an asset from a missile attack includes a decoy comprising a plurality of quantum dots selected to emit radiation having a radiation emission profile similar to a profile of a radiation signature of the asset. In another embodiment, a method of simulating a radiation signature of an asset using quantum dots includes dispersing quantum dots to form a cloud of quantum dots; and exciting the quantum dots with a first radiation so that the quantum dots emit a second radiation having a profile similar to the radiation signature profile of the asset.
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1. A countermeasure system for protecting a satellite from a missile attack, the system comprising:
a decoy comprising a plurality of quantum dots, the quantum dots being selected, responsive to excitation radiation, to emit radiation having an emission profile similar to a profile of a blackbody radiation signature of the satellite in space, the emitted radiation diverting the missile attack from the satellite onto the decoy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of simulating a blackbody radiation signature of a satellite using quantum dots, the method comprising:
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dispersing quantum dots to form a cloud of quantum dots; and exciting the quantum dots with a first radiation so that the quantum dots emit a second radiation having a profile similar to the blackbody radiation signature profile of the satellite. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A countermeasure system for protecting an asset from a missile attack, the system comprising:
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a decoy comprising a plurality of quantum dots, wherein the plurality of quantum dots comprise quantum dots of various sizes and quantum dots of different types of materials and the plurality of quantum dots are provided in selected ratios of different sizes of quantum dots and selected ratios of different types of materials, so that the plurality of quantum dots emit radiation having a radiation emission profile similar to a profile of a radiation signature of the satellite.
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