First-Overtone CO Laser: Gain Kinetics, RF Discharge and Atmospheric Spectroscopy

Abstract

The main objective of the Project was a complex study of first-overtone (FO) CO laser kinetics, RF discharge features and atmospheric spectroscopy, which is extremely important for getting recommendations for a development of RF discharge FO CO laser and delivery its radiation to the object. Experimental and theoretical activity on the Project consisted of three main tasks which were carried out in parallel: Experimental and theoretical study of FO CO laser active medium characteristics. Feasibility study experiments on studying the radio-frequency (RF) discharge in gas mixtures containing CO molecules and preliminary theoretical calculations of its properties. Experimental study and theoretical analysis of IR radiation absorption coefficients for different organic and non-organic substances near the wavelengths corresponding to FO CO laser spectrum lines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396732

Entities

People

  • A. Kotkov
  • A. Napartovich
  • Andrei A. Ionin
  • D. Sinitsyn
  • Yu. Konev

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Diffraction
  • Frequency Combs
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Resonators
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Masers
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Radiation Absorption
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers