Accession Number:
AD0707519
Title:
COMPARISON OF HF AND DF CONTINUOUS CHEMICAL LASERS,
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Corporate Author:
AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CALIF LAB OPERATIONS
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Report Date:
1970-03-01
Pagination or Media Count:
12.0
Abstract:
A continuous DF chemical laser radiating at approximately 4 microns is reported. Population inversion is obtained by diffusing D2 into a supersonic free jet containing F atoms. The performance of the DF laser is compared with a similar HF laser previously reported. The ratio of DF to HF laser output power is 0.7 for fixed supersonic jet conditions and the same molar flow of H2 and D2. The efficiency of conversion of chemical energy to laser energy is approximately 12 and 8 for the HF and DF lasers, respectively. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Lasers and Masers