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{{Short description|Particle accelerator being developed by India}} | |||
{{about|India's first potential [[Particle accelerator]] being developed by [[DRDO]]|Hindu goddess deity|Kali|for the demonic entity in the same religion|Kali (asura)|other uses|Kali (disambiguation)}} | |||
The '''KALI''' ('''Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector''') is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is said by many organisations and institutes to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities. This '''KALI''' weapon is said to be India's top-secret weapon. | The '''KALI''' ('''Kilo [[Ampere]] Linear Injector''') is a linear electron accelerator being developed in [[India]] by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC). It is said by many organisations and institutes to have [[directed-energy weapon]] capabilities. This '''KALI''' weapon is said to be India's top-secret weapon. | ||
==Overview == | ==Overview == | ||
The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into | The KALI is a [[particle accelerator]]. It emits powerful pulses of [[electrons]]. Other components in the machine down the line convert the electron energy into [[electromagnetic radiation]], which can be adjusted to [[x-ray]] or [[microwave]] frequencies.<ref name="BARC">{{Cite web|title=Development of High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/btdg/appd/power.html|website=barc.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
Its intended use is as a [[countermeasure]] against enemy invasion. Such a high-powered microwave gun may be able to disable incoming [[missile]]s and [[aircraft]] by destroying their electronic circuitry and rendering them out of control.<ref>{{cite journal|publisher=[[National Defense University Press]]|last=Obering III|first=Henry ("Trey")|title=Directed Energy Weapons Are Real...And Disruptive|date=2020-01-01|periodical=PRISM|url=https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/prism/prism_8-3/prism_8-3_Obering_36-46.pdf}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The | The project was first founded by Dr. P.H. Ron, and mooted in 1985 by the then Director of the BARC, Dr. [[R. Chidambaram]]. Work on the project began in 1989, being developed by the Accelerators & Pulse Power Division of the BARC. DRDO is also involved with this project. It was initially developed for industrial applications, although defence applications became clearer later.<ref>{{cite journal |year=1999 |title=India to test beam weapon |journal=Competition Science Journal |publisher=Mahendra Jain |volume=October 1999 |issue=20 |pages=980–981 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ucDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22India+to+test+beam+weapon&pg=PA980 }}</ref> | ||
The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" /> | The first accelerators had an electron beam power of ~0.4GW, which increased as later versions were developed. These were the KALI 80, KALI 200, KALI 1000, and the KALI 5000.<ref name="BARC" /> | ||