DocumentCode :
1112593
Title :
Chemical control of HgBr lasers
Author :
Liu, C.S. ; Liberman, Irving
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume :
23
Issue :
2
fYear :
1987
fDate :
2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
245
Lastpage :
252
Abstract :
The selection of electrode and laser materials for long life operation of HgBr lasers is discussed. The results of thermochemical considerations in conjunction with experimental life tests to evaluate suitable materials indicate that gold-plated nickel is inert to HgBr laser gases. A HgBr2constitution system using MoBr2as a bromine source to take care of unavoidable areas that are not plated in a gold-plated nickel laser has been installed to extend the operating life of a HgBr laser to more than 108shots without any degradation in performance.
Keywords :
Component reliability; Gas lasers; Visible lasers; Chemical lasers; Constitution; Electrodes; Gas lasers; Gases; Life testing; Materials testing; Nickel; Optical control; Optical materials;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073324
Filename :
1073324
Link To Document :
https://search.ricest.ac.ir/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1112593
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