COMPARISON OF HF AND DF CONTINUOUS CHEMICAL LASERS,
Abstract
A continuous DF chemical laser radiating at approximately 4 microns is reported. Population inversion is obtained by diffusing D2 into a supersonic free jet containing F atoms. The performance of the DF laser is compared with a similar HF laser previously reported. The ratio of DF to HF laser output power is 0.7 for fixed supersonic jet conditions and the same molar flow of H2 and D2. The efficiency of conversion of chemical energy to laser energy is approximately 12% and 8% for the HF and DF lasers, respectively. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0707519
Entities
People
- Donald J. Spencer
- Harold Mirels
- Theodore A. Jacobs
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation