Fluorine Pressure Change Monitor for a Reacting System.

Abstract

Recent experimental results on the performance of a pulsed HF chemical laser have indicated that the presence of HF in the chemical reactants prior to laser initiation degrade the laser performance. In order to monitor the amount of HF produced when the chemical reactants are mixed, a device has been developed that measures the change in concentration of one of the reactants. This device, which relies on the absorption of light by molecular F2, has been shown to have an accuracy of better than 5 percent in the measurement of the F2 pressure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766259

Entities

People

  • Lee D. Bergerson
  • Steven N. Suchard

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Accuracy
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reactants
  • Fluorine
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Measurement

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers