Copper Vapor Laser Scale Demonstration

Abstract

The principal purpose of this program is the demonstration that copper vapor lasers can be scaled to large volumes and pulse energies. A 4 in. ID laser with a projected capability of over 0.25 J per pulse was to be built and tested and a computer simulation model developed. The specific output goal was 25 microjoules per cm3 of active volume.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122077

Entities

People

  • T. W. Karras

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atomic Energy Levels
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Copper Vapor Lasers
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Glow Discharges
  • Hard Copy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Laser Materials
  • Repetition Rate
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers