Kinetics, Energetics and Infrared Lasing in High Energy Rocket Propellant Ingredients at Cryogenic Temperatures

Abstract

Electric discharge and pyrolytic activation combined with cryogenic quenching have been utilized to synthesize isolable quantities of unusual small compounds of the first row elements. Most are endothermic and stable only at low temperatures. Several of these species have been burned in laser cavities of several designs to explore their efficacy in producing population inversions. Results have been generally disappointing, for no new lasers have been discovered, but work is continuing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040006

Entities

People

  • Henry A. Mcgee Jr.

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Energy Transfer
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers