PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE OF A CW CHEMICAL LASER

PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE OF A CW CHEMICAL LASER

Preliminary performance of a CW chemical laser is presented. Hydrogen is diffused into a supersonic stream containing F atoms. Population inversion is due to the reaction H2 + F yields HF(v) + H, Delta H = -31.7 kcal/mol, v = 1,2. An atomic F flow rate of 0.030 moles/sec has produced 475 W of laser...

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Hauptverfasser: Spencer,Donald J, Mirels,Harold, Jacobs,Theodore A, Gross,Rolf W. F
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ATOMS
CHEMICAL LASERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE
GAS LASERS
HYDROGEN
Lasers and Masers
SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE
TEST METHODS
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Zusammenfassung:Preliminary performance of a CW chemical laser is presented. Hydrogen is diffused into a supersonic stream containing F atoms. Population inversion is due to the reaction H2 + F yields HF(v) + H, Delta H = -31.7 kcal/mol, v = 1,2. An atomic F flow rate of 0.030 moles/sec has produced 475 W of laser power. This represents 12% of the chemical energy involved in the above reaction. Zero power gain is 8%/cm. Spectroscopic observations of laser transitions are included. (Author)