Chemical lasers
Abstract
Recent developments in the theory and application of chemical lasers (CLs) are surveyed in a translation of a book published in Russian in 1980. The laws governing the gas-phase chemical reactions typical of CLs are introduced, the principles of quantum-mechanical description of molecular systems are reviewed, and the kinetics of CL processes are examined. The four general classes of CL are then presented in detail: static-gas, subsonic, supersonic, and detonation CLs. Graphs, diagrams, and drawings of experimental setups are provided.
- Publication:
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Journal of Soviet Laser Research
- Pub Date:
- August 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983JSLR....4..287A
- Keywords:
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- Chemical Lasers;
- Detonation;
- Excimer Lasers;
- Gas Lasers;
- Gasdynamic Lasers;
- Laser Cavities;
- Laser Pumping;
- Metal Vapor Lasers;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Reaction Kinetics;
- Supersonic Flow;
- Lasers and Masers