Investigation of Plasma Processes in Electronic Transition Lasers.

Abstract

This paper reports the results of an analysis of basic kinetic and plasma processes in fast-pulse (about 100 nsec) electric discharges containing mixtures of the mercuric-bromide molecule HgBr2, and N2 in a Ne background. Formation of the laser molecule HgBr (B 2 Sigma(+)) is shown to occur as result of dissociative excitation transfer following quenching of N2 (A 3 Sigma(+) sub u) by HgBr2. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074892

Entities

People

  • William L. Nighan

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Connecticut
  • Dissociation
  • Efficiency
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy Transfer
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Ground State
  • High Energy
  • Military Research
  • Physics
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics