A Study of Energy Transfer Processes in Molecular Lasers

Abstract

Briefly discussed is research concerned with the following topics: Application of currently available close coupling codes to the calculation of cross sections of interest to the molecular lasers under consideration (initially N2, N2O, CO2, and CO); Extension of the existing computer program for the vibrational population distribution of a binary mixture of gases to include excitation and de-excitation processes specific to the laser mixtures of interest; Application of the spectroscopic observation of side light and small signal gain measurements to the determination of vibrational and rotational population distributions in the molecular laser systems under study (initially CO2 and CO); and Preliminary computer modeling of the laser system, to include the effects of spatial variation of electron density and temperature and gas temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1970
Accession Number
AD0717089

Entities

People

  • Alexander J. Glass

Organizations

  • Wayne State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Collisions
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Couplings
  • Detectors
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Lasers
  • Partial Pressure
  • Relaxation Time

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics