Alkali-SCl2 Chemiluminescence: Vibrational Population Inversion in the B State of S2.

Abstract

The chemiluminescent reactions of alkali atoms with SCl2 in the presence of a buffer gas can produce a highly inverted population of the vibrational levels of the B state of S2. The results of this work support the suggestion that the S2 B-X transition is an appealing candidate for a visible wavelength chemical laser, especially if the buffer gas relaxes the high vibrational levels of the X state as well as promoting three body recombination of S2.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 24, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143639

Entities

People

  • J. J. Wright
  • L. C. Balling

Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Gas Lasers
  • Inversion
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Light Sources
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers