Gas dynamic lasers: Theory, experiment and the state-of-the-art
Abstract
The theoretical, experiment, and technical backgrounds of high energy gas lasers are examined. The directions where laser technology is growing, namely, gasdynamic, electric discharge, and chemical lasers are explored.
- Publication:
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In Von Karman Inst. for Fluid Dyn. High-Power Gas Lasers
- Pub Date:
- March 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974hpgl....1.....A
- Keywords:
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- Gas Lasers;
- Gasdynamic Lasers;
- Population Inversion;
- Technology Assessment;
- Fluid Mechanics;
- Gas Cooling;
- Shock Tubes;
- Supersonic Nozzles;
- Lasers and Masers