Potential Laser Action in He-Metal Vapor Mixtures.

Abstract

Energy transfer in atomic and molecular interactions is experimentally studied by analyzing photons from radiative decay of excited species formed in the collision process. Emphasis is on production of excited states that radiate in the soft x-ray and optical regions of the spectrum. Selective excitation in such processes can lead to the inverted state distributions necessary for the laser or superradiant operation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074594

Entities

People

  • Jacob J. Leventhal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Electron Transfer
  • Emission Spectroscopy
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Transfer
  • Excitation
  • Ion Beams
  • Ions
  • Mathematical Models
  • Metal Vapors
  • Military Research
  • Missouri
  • Molecular Beams
  • Soft X Rays
  • Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers