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Accession Number:
AD0488177
Title:
INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH GAS BREAKDOWN UNDER INTENSE OPTICAL ILLUMINATION.
Corporate Author:
UNITED AIRCRAFT RESEARCH LABS EAST HARTFORD CT
Report Date:
1966-08-01
Abstract:
The Research Laboratories of the United Aircraft Corporation under the subject contract are conducting theoretical and experimental studies of the interaction of high intensity optical frequency radiation with gas atoms. By focusing the radiation from a Q-spoiled neodymium or ruby laser, it was found that for sufficiently high radiation intensity electrical breakdown can be produced in a gas. This phenomena has been investigated in a number of gases, and studies have been made to determine the dependence of the gas breakdown threshold on the frequency of laser radiation, gas pressure, gas species for both pure gases and mixtures, and the volume within which breakdown is formed.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. 1 Jan-31 Jul 66,
Pages:
0056
Contract Number:
Nonr-4696(00)
Contract Number 2:
ARPA Order-306
File Size:
0.00MB
