Generation of Iodine Monofluoride in a Supersonic Multipurpose Flowtube Facility

Abstract

Iodine monofluoride, a promising visible chemical laser candidate, has been chemically produced at number densities exceeding 1x10 15 molecules/cm3 in a supersonic flow. The low pressure (3 torr), low temperature (300 K) flow environment should be suitable for lasing. Keywords: Iodine monofluoride; Nitrosyl fluoride; Visible chemical laser; Nitric oxide; Fluorine. (JES)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213082

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Helms
  • G. P. Perram
  • Gregory D. Hager
  • Jennifer A. Miller
  • K. P. Healey
  • L. Hanko

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Flow
  • Gas Detectors
  • Heat Transfer
  • Lasers
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight