INVESTIGATION OF MOLECULAR GAS LASERS

Abstract

The diffusion coefficient for 001 state of CO2 into CO2 is measured and is shown to be twice larger than the self-diffusion coefficient of CO2. The wall deexcitation 001 state is also determined in detail. In another experiment, the collision lifetime of 100 state, the lower laser level is measured for the first time and studied in detail. A theoretical calculation is completed dealing with details of a CO2 amplifier saturation and manifestation of 'Lamb dip' effect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1968
Accession Number
AD0665694

Entities

People

  • Ali Javan
  • Charles K. Rhodes
  • Mark A. Kovacs
  • Michael J. Kelly

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplifiers
  • Boundaries
  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Equations
  • Gas Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers