A 50-kw Electric-Discharge CO2 Laser,

Abstract

This report describes an electric-discharge carbon dioxide mixing laser which has been designed and constructed at MRL. The laser, which utilizes a plasma injection stabilized discharge in atmospheric-pressure nitrogen, delivers an output power of 50 kW for reservoir-limited durations of 3 seconds at an overall efficiency of 7%. Additional keywords: schematic diagrams; charts; continuous wave lasers; high power; ionization; high pressure; resonators; gases; electric power; vacuum pumps; control panels; Australia. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149779

Entities

People

  • R. E. Whitcher
  • R. Mcleary

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Australia
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Continuous Waves
  • Control Panels
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electric Discharges
  • Flow Rate
  • High Pressure
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen
  • Power Supplies
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Recording Systems
  • Reservoirs
  • Schematic Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers