Accession Number:

ADA000853

Title:

Carbon Monoxide Chemical Laser Research

Descriptive Note:

Quarterly technical rept. no. 2, 1 Jun-1 Sep 1972

Corporate Author:

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS RESEARCH LABS ST LOUIS MO

Personal Author(s):

• Jeffers, William Q.

Report Date:

1972-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

57.0

Abstract:

This report describes the research accomplished in the second quarter of the program entitled CO Chemical Laser Research. The theoretical treatment of the cw CO chemical laser Task 3 is the main subject of this report. In order to investigate the collisional relaxation effects occurring in CO chemical laser media, the master relaxation equations for CO-M systems were solved by computer calculations. The complete theory, including fluid flow, chemical kinetics, relaxation, and optical properties, is described in detail. The zero optical intensity theory is used to model the MDRL CO chemical laser for two cases of interest with and without CO300 K injection into the reacting stream.

Descriptors:

• *CARBON MONOXIDE LASERS
• *CHEMICAL LASERS
• ENERGY TRANSFER
• GAS FLOW
• INJECTION
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• PARTICLE COLLISIONS
• REACTION KINETICS

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Lasers and Masers

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE