A purely chemical HCl laser employing transverse flow
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.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- April 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1109/JQE.1978.1069771
- Bibcode:
- 1978IJQE...14..293A
- Keywords:
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- Chemical Lasers;
- Gas Flow;
- Hcl Lasers;
- Laser Modes;
- Laser Outputs;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Exothermic Reactions;
- Performance Prediction;
- Population Inversion;
- Lasers and Masers