Modeling of a Pulsed CO/N2 Molecular Laser System
Abstract
A detailed numerical model has been developed for characterizing the important energy transfer processes operative in the CO/N2 direct current discharge laser system. The model is based upon a rate equation formulation which includes 30 levels of both CO and N2 and treats multi-quantum electron- molecule excitation processes, single quantum vibration-vibration exchange and vibration-translation energy transfer processes and both harmonic and overtone spontaneous emission terms. In this paper the time evolution of the CO vibrational distributions with and without N2 is calculated and the associated small signal gain is predicted and compared to the measurements of Jeffers and Wiswall.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0736928
Entities
People
- Edward R. Fisher
- George Abraham
Organizations
- Wayne State University