Dissociation of I<sub>2</sub> in chemical oxygen-iodine lasers: experiment, modeling, and pre-dissociation by electrical discharge

A. Katz; K. Waichman; Z. Dahan; V. Rybalkin; B. D. Barmashenko; S. Rosenwaks

doi:10.1117/12.753167

25 July 2007 Dissociation of I₂ in chemical oxygen-iodine lasers: experiment, modeling, and pre-dissociation by electrical discharge

A. Katz, K. Waichman, Z. Dahan, V. Rybalkin, B. D. Barmashenko, S. Rosenwaks

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Proceedings Volume 6735, International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2007: High-Power Lasers and Applications; 673504 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.753167
Event: International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies '07, 2007, Minsk, Belarus

Abstract

The dissociation of I₂ molecules at the optical axis of a supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL) was studied via detailed measurements and three dimensional computational fluid dynamics calculations. Comparing the measurements and the calculations enabled critical examination of previously proposed dissociation mechanisms and suggestion of a mechanism consistent with the experimental and theoretical results obtained in a supersonic COIL for the gain, temperature and I₂ dissociation fraction at the optical axis. The suggested mechanism combines the recent scheme of Azyazov and Heaven (AIAA J. 44, 1593 (2006)), where I₂(A'³Π_2u), I₂(A³Π_1u) and O₂(a¹&Dgr;_g, v) are significant dissociation intermediates, with the "standard" chain branching mechanism of Heidner et al. (J. Phys. Chem. 87, 2348 (1983)), involving I(²P_1/2) and I₂(X1&Sgr;⁺_g, v). In addition, we examined a new method for enhancement of the gain and power in a COIL by applying DC corona/glow discharge in the transonic section of the secondary flow in the supersonic nozzle, dissociating I₂ prior to its mixing with O₂(¹&Dgr;). The loss of O₂(¹&Dgr;) consumed for dissociation was thus reduced and the consequent dissociation rate downstream of the discharge increased, resulting in up to 80% power enhancement. The implication of this method for COILs operating beyond the specific conditions reported here is assessed.

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A. Katz, K. Waichman, Z. Dahan, V. Rybalkin, B. D. Barmashenko, and S. Rosenwaks "Dissociation of I₂ in chemical oxygen-iodine lasers: experiment, modeling, and pre-dissociation by electrical discharge", Proc. SPIE 6735, International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2007: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 673504 (25 July 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.753167

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