Title :
Laser action in a flowing mixture of formic acid, nitrogen, and helium
Author_Institution :
Department of Electric Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
fDate :
10/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser action has been observed in an electrically excited mixture of formic acid, nitrogen, and helium. The source of population inversion is shown to be CO2molecules that are formed by the dissociation of formic acid.
Keywords :
Chemical lasers; Delay; Hafnium; Helium; Laser excitation; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse measurements;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076564
