Experimental Studies of a Potential Pure Chemical CO2 Laser.

Abstract

An experimental investigation is being made into a potenial pure chemical CO2 laser based on the Na-catalyzed combustion of CO with N2O. Combustion takes place in a simple chain reaction, which has been verified experimentally. Various experiments have evaluated chain length, chemical kinetics, effects of diluents and stoichiometry, chemiluminescence, emission spectra, and chemical laser gain at 10.6 micrometer; the results are reviewed in the report. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0757585

Entities

People

  • B. F. Hochheimer
  • C. B. Bargeron
  • H. L. Olsen
  • J. C. Pirkle
  • R. E. Walker

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Emission Spectra
  • Kinetics
  • Lasers
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy