E-Beam HCl Laser

Abstract

The feasibility of producing stimulated emission in the 3 - 5 wavelength band by exciting hydrogen chloride vibrational levels by electron impact is being investigated theoretically and experimentally. Theoretical predictions of electrically pulsed HCl laser performance indicate that gain coefficient in excess of 1%/cm and optical efficiencies in the 20-30 percent range should be realizable in the present experiment. The pulsed HCl laser experiments in progress are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1973
Accession Number
AD0776267

Entities

People

  • B. R. Bronfin
  • John A. Shirley
  • Richard J. Hall

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coherent Radiation
  • Current Density
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Guns
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Gas Lasers
  • High Voltage
  • Lasers
  • Optomechanics
  • Power Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics