Experiments show that the materials damage effects irradiated by intense CO2 laser can be divided into two types: the ablation and shock wave damage.

实验表明强激光对红外材料的破坏分为两种类型：烧蚀和冲击破坏。

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Early ideas suggested blunting the nose of the plane to prevent the pressure waves joining up to form one intense shock wave, or lengthening the plane without increasing its weight to dampen the noise.

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