Singlet Delta Oxygen Pumping of Iodine Monofluoride in a Supersonic Flow

Abstract

The iodine monofluoride (IF) molecule is known to lase via optical pumping. This study describes the first demonstration of coupling high number densities of ground state IF (10 to the 15th power/cm cubed) with a high concentration of singlet delta oxygen (10 to the 16th power/cm cubed) in a supersonic flow. Although lasing was not achieved, a qualitative description of experimental observations is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249946

Entities

People

  • C. A. Helms
  • G. P. Perram
  • Gregory D. Hager
  • L. Hanko

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atoms
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Flow
  • Fluorine
  • Gas Flow
  • Ground State
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Physical Properties
  • Pumping
  • Pumps
  • Supersonic Flow
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow