Multi-Disciplinary Research for High Energy Chemical Lasers, Closed-Cycle ElectricOIL Technology
Abstract
The program was initiated in July 2002. Work during this grant resulted in more than 50 publications in several major breakthroughs by the MRI team: (1) the first measurement of laser gain in a discharge driven oxygen-iodine system was demonstrated in a supersonic flowing cavity; (2) the first measurement of positive gain in a discharge driven oxygen-iodine system was then demonstrated in a subsonic flow tube; (3) the first continuous wave (cw) discharge driven oxygen-iodine laser was demonstrated; (4) laser gain and power were increased by almost two orders of magnitude; (5) key measurements were made related to ElectricOIL specific kinetics; (6) critical new understanding of the electrodynamic phenomena in a pulse-sustainer type of discharge was attained using a detailed plasma discharge model; and (7) experiments with a pulse-sustainer discharge concept support the intriguing results from the new electrodynamics models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA474737
Entities
People
- Wayne C. Solomon
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign