Short Wavelength Chemical Laser (SWCL) Workshop

Abstract

The workshop was held for the purpose of identifying the government's interest in SWCL technology, reviewing past and present efforts in this area and presenting the government's plans for a new thrust in SWCL source development. In addition, the workshop was to provide a forum for interaction between members of the Strategic Defense Initiation Organization (SDIO) and the 6.1 agencies with the technical community in order to create an enthusiastic response to the SWCL thrust and to generate new concepts as well as to involve new participants in this technically challenging area. This document contains abstracts of papers presented at the workshops. Some of the topics discussed in the sessions include: HF Lasers - What have we learned?; Chemical Oxygen - Iodine Laser Review; Why So Few Chemical Lasers?; Approach to Efficient Short-Wavelength Chemical Lasers; Metal/Oxidizer Systems; Pyrotechnic Systems; Metastable State Production; Metastable Transfer Systems; Energy Exchange Mechanisms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 05, 1984
Accession Number
ADA151959

Entities

People

  • W. Watt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Decomposition
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Ionization
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Military Research
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Quantum Yields

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy