Pulsed Chemical Laser with Variable-Pulse-Length Electron-Beam Initiation and Magnetic Confinement.

Abstract

The performance of a pulsed HF (DF) chain laser was investigated for the case of transverse initiation by a magnetically confined electron beam. Laser energy and beam quality are presented as functions of electron-gun, magnetic field, gas mixture, and optical resonator parameters; results include 79 s/liter HF laser output and electrical efficiency for conversion of total incident electron-beam energy to laser output energy of 45%. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129527

Entities

People

  • F. G. Ronkowski
  • J. S. Whittier
  • M. L. Lundquist
  • R. Hofland
  • S. T. Amimoto

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Current Density
  • Efficiency
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Far Field
  • Hydrogen Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Mediums
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Resonators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics