Visible Chemical Lasers: Reactions of Metastable Oxygen and the Study of the Red Yoshida Reaction
Abstract
During the period covered by the U.S. Air Force Grant we have identified the CuCl2 molecule as responsible for the I.R. and strong red emission in the 'Yoshida' reaction'. The deep potential well of the CuCl2, ground state favours population inversion in the two involved excited states ( 2 delta g and 2 Ti u ). The lifetime of the highest excited electronic state ( 2 Ti u) makes laser action unlikely at 700 nm. But the metastable 2 delta g state could reasonably be expected to sustain a population inversion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 31, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA260181
Entities
People
- Roger Bacis