Coupled chemical lasers

W. Pete Latham

doi:10.1117/12.144644

4 May 1993 Coupled chemical lasers

W. Pete Latham

Proceedings Volume 1810, 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144644
Event: Ninth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, 1992, Heraklion, Greece

Abstract

A compact, repetitively pulsed HF chemical laser, built with a gas recirculator loop to cool and process the gas mixture is described. A simple corona phototriggered discharge is used to produce vibrationally excited HF molecules at typical pressures of 90-150 Torr. This laser produced over 5 J per pulse in single- shot operation, and a maximum average power of 500 W. at a repetition rate of 110 Hz. The electrical efficiency is 3%.

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W. Pete Latham "Coupled chemical lasers", Proc. SPIE 1810, 9th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers, (4 May 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.144644

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