Intense Proton Beam Pumped Ar-N2 Laser.

Abstract

Gas laser action using a charge and current neutralized proton beam as a pump source has been demonstrated. Stimulated emission at 357.7 and 380.5 nm, corresponding to the v' = o transfers to v'' = 1 and v' = o transfers to v'' = 2 transitions of the N2(C transfers to B) band, has been observed in Ar/5%N6 gas mixtures. In comparison with electron beams, protons appear to be more efficient for excitation sources of high pressure UV and visible lasers. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053786

Entities

People

  • A. W. Ali
  • J. G. Eden
  • James R. Golden
  • John Pasour
  • R. A. Mahaffey

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electron Beams
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Gas Cells
  • Gas Lasers
  • High Pressure
  • Ion Beams
  • Ions
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Optomechanics
  • Proton Beams

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics