Metal Vapor Visible Laser Kinetics Program

Abstract

The objective of the described program is to investigate experimentally and theoretically the important kinetic rate constants pertinent to the development of a high power visible laser. This research consists of three tasks. Each of the tasks are summarized: TASK I - the purpose of the first task is to identify metal atoms systems that allow selective collisional relaxation processes to efficiently quench lower levels of potential laser transitions; TASK II - The purpose of the second task is to determine the efficiency of various quenchants in deactivating the upper laser level of lead; TASK III - The objective of the third task is to calculate electron impact excitation and quenching cross sections for the upper and lower laser levels of the metal atoms of interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014679

Entities

People

  • A. Mandl
  • D. Trainor
  • H. Hyman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Collisions
  • Diagrams
  • Efficiency
  • Electrons
  • Energy Levels
  • Fluorescence
  • Ground State
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Metal Vapors
  • Metals
  • Metastable State
  • Military Research
  • Quenching
  • Resonance
  • Schematic Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Occupational Health and Safety.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics