Time resolved spectroscopy of a pulsed CO chemical laser pumped by the CS2/NO2 reaction
Abstract
Spectral and gain characteristics of CO laser emission obtained from flash-photolyzed CS2-NO2 mixtures are measured and analyzed with a view toward understanding the results of preliminary experiments regarding lasing in CS2-O2 mixtures. Results of the measurements are analyzed in the light of the experimental data available on the kinetics of processes taking place in CS2-NO2 systems. The opposite roles played by NO2 in these systems are identified and discussed. In addition, NO2 is shown to relax vibrationally excited CO at high vibrational levels.
- Publication:
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Luft und Raumfahrt
- Pub Date:
- 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976LR.........441R
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Monoxide Lasers;
- Chemical Lasers;
- Laser Outputs;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Spectroscopy;
- Carbon Disulfide;
- Gas Mixtures;
- Molecular Relaxation;
- Nitrogen Dioxide;
- Photolysis;
- Lasers and Masers