• DocumentCode
    1073750
  • Title

    A purely chemical HCl laser employing transverse flow

  • Author

    Arnold, Sara Joan ; Foster, Kenneth D. ; Snelling, David R. ; Suart, Robert D.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Research Establishment Valcartier, Dept. of National Defence, Courcelette, Canada
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    4/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    293
  • Lastpage
    302
  • Abstract
    A purely chemical continuous wave HCl laser has been developed. The purely chemical production of nonequilibrium concentrations of Cl atoms is achieved by a branched chain reaction between NO and ClO2. Three modes of accomplishing the prepumping chemistry are discussed and their effects on HCl laser performance are evaluated. A transverse flow laser was operated having a maximum HCl multiline output power of 4 W and a chemical efficiency of 6.6 percent based on the total exothermicity of the pumping reaction.
  • Keywords
    Atomic beams; Chemical lasers; Chemical products; Chemistry; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Power generation; Power lasers; Production; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069771
  • Filename
    1069771
    • Link To Document
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