Dr. Wilson Terry Rawlins Profile

Dr. Wilson Terry Rawlins

Senior Principal Research Scientist at Physical Sciences Inc

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Publications (34)

Proceedings Article | 10 May 2018 Presentation + Paper

Compact lidar for continuous monitoring of atmospheric extinction

David Sonnenfroh, Robert Minelli, Joseph A. Goodwin, W. Terry Rawlins

Proceedings Volume 10636, 106360K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2303736

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Aerosols, Atmospheric particles, Weapons, Mass attenuation coefficient, Atmospheric monitoring, Atmospheric laser remote sensing, Backscatter, Beam splitters, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2016 Paper

Laser excitation dynamics of argon metastables generated in atmospheric pressure flows by microwave frequency microplasma arrays

W. Rawlins, K. Galbally-Kinney, S. Davis, A. Hoskinson, J. Hopwood

Proceedings Volume 9729, 97290B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212888

KEYWORDS: Optical pumping, Semiconductor lasers, Argon, Gas lasers, Argon ion lasers, Atmospheric optics, Microwave radiation, Chemical species, Absorption, Optical arrays, Laser beam diagnostics, Resonators, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2014 Paper

Laser excitation dynamics of argon metastables generated in atmospheric pressure flows by microwave frequency microplasma arrays

W. Rawlins, K. Galbally-Kinney, S. Davis, A. Hoskinson, J. Hopwood

Proceedings Volume 8962, 896203 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040083

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Argon, Laser beam diagnostics, Optical pumping, Laser induced fluorescence, Continuous wave operation, Microwave radiation, Energy transfer, Argon ion lasers, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2014 Paper

Multi-quantum excitation in optically pumped alkali atom: rare gas mixtures

K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Rawlins, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 8962, 896206 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040023

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Cesium, Chemical species, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Rubidium, Optical pumping, Excimer lasers, Argon, Krypton

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2012 Paper

Optical gain and excitation phenomena in optically pumped alkali atom-rare gas mixtures

Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Dan Maser, William Kessler, Wilson Rawlins, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 8238, 823805 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912863

KEYWORDS: Cesium, Laser beam diagnostics, Chemical species, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Laser optics, Rubidium, Optical pumping, Krypton, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2012 Paper

Chemistry of I* excitation in a hybrid catalytic electric-discharge oxygen-iodine laser

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 8238, 823802 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912862

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Data modeling, Chemistry, NOx, Absorption, Nitrous oxide, Chemical analysis, Resonators, Chemical reactions, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2011 Paper

Small signal gain in DPAL systems

Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Daniel Maser, William Kessler, Wilson Rawlins, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7915, 791508 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877272

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Cesium, Laser beam diagnostics, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical species, Rubidium, Laser systems engineering, Krypton, Absorbance, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2011 Paper

New concepts of the chemistry of electric-discharge oxygen-iodine lasers

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Adam Hicks, Ian Konen, David Oakes, Emily Plumb, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7915, 791503 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877271

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, NOx, Data modeling, Chemistry, Chemical analysis, Microwave radiation, Absorption, iodine lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2011 Paper

Catalytic enhancement of singlet oxygen production and optical gain in electric discharge oxygen-iodine laser systems

Seonkyung Lee, Wilson Rawlins, Adam Hicks, Ian Konen, Emily Plumb, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7915, 791504 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877240

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Coating, NOx, Iodine, Nitrous oxide, Oxides, Laser systems engineering, Microwave radiation, Laser energy, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 13 November 2010 Paper

Optically based diagnostics for gas-phase laser development

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Kristin Galbally-Kinney, William Kessler, Adam Hicks, Ian Konen, Emily Plumb, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7751, 775103 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881431

KEYWORDS: Diagnostics, Oxygen, Absorption, Laser beam diagnostics, Semiconductor lasers, Calibration, Black bodies, Laser development, Laser systems engineering, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2010 Paper

Kinetics and scaling of gain and lasing in a 1-5 kW microwave discharge oxygen iodine laser

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Adam Hicks, Ian Konen, Emily Plumb, David Oakes, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7581, 758104 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847101

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Microwave radiation, iodine lasers, Ionization, Beam quality measurement, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Mirrors, Resonators, Iodine, Chemical species

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2010 Paper

Catalytic enhancement of singlet oxygen for hybrid electric discharge oxygen-iodine laser systems

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Adam Hicks, Ian Konen, Emily Plumb, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 7581, 758107 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847102

KEYWORDS: Coating, Oxygen, Iodine, Diffusion, Oxides, Glasses, Calibration, Laser systems engineering, Microwave radiation, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2010 Paper

Spectroscopic studies of alkali atom-rare gas systems

S. Davis, K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Kessler, W. Rawlins

Proceedings Volume 7581, 75810M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847103

KEYWORDS: Cesium, Absorption, Chemical species, Rubidium, Excimers, Semiconductor lasers, Argon, Krypton, Spectroscopy, Xenon

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2009 Paper

Spectroscopic investigations of Rb- and Cs- rare gas systems

S. Davis, W. Rawlins, K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Kessler

Proceedings Volume 7196, 71960G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815151

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Cesium, Rubidium, Chemical species, Excimers, Krypton, Laser induced fluorescence, Semiconductor lasers, Spectroscopy, Excimer lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2009 Paper

Catalytically enhanced singlet oxygen for EOIL

S. Lee, W. Rawlins, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 7196, 719605 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815123

KEYWORDS: NOx, Oxygen, Iodine, Coating, Oxides, Absorption, Chemical species, Transparency, Microwave radiation, Information operations

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2009 Paper

Demonstration of an iodine laser pumped by an air-helium electric discharge

B. Woodard, J. Zimmerman, G. Benavides, D. Carroll, J. Verdeyen, A. Palla, T. Field, W. Solomon, S. Lee, W. Rawlins, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 7196, 719606 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815152

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Chemical species, Iodine, Helium, Diagnostics, Microwave radiation, Mirrors, Nitrogen, Temperature metrology, NOx

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2008 Paper

EOIL power scaling in a 1-5 kW supersonic discharge-flow reactor

Steven Davis, Seonkyung Lee, David Oakes, Julie Haney, John Magill, Dwane Paulsen, Paul Cataldi, Kristin Galbally-Kinney, Danthu Vu, Jan Polex, William Kessler, Wilson Rawlins

Proceedings Volume 6874, 68740D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773786

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Throat, Absorption, Microwave radiation, Diagnostics, Temperature metrology, Mirrors, NOx, Information operations, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2008 Paper

Production of metastable singlet oxygen in the reaction of nitric oxide with active oxygen

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 6874, 68740B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.773783

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, NOx, Microwave radiation, Chemistry, Ultraviolet radiation, Diagnostics, Glasses, Absorption, Systems modeling, Ozone

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2007 Paper

Gain measurements in a non-self-sustained electric discharge pumped oxygen-iodine laser cavity

A. Hicks, K. Fredrickson, S. Tirupathi, Y. Utkin, W. Lempert, J. W. Rich, I. Adamovich, K. Galbally-Kinney, W. Kessler, W. Rawlins, P. Mulhall, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 6346, 63461V (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738860

KEYWORDS: Iodine, Chemical species, Absorption, Plasma, Temperature metrology, Laser resonators, Electrodes, Oxygen, Ionization, Gas lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2007 Paper

Kinetics of oxygen discharges and I(2P1/2) excitation for EOIL

Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 6454, 64540H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.707137

KEYWORDS: Argon, Oxygen, Absorption, Diagnostics, Iodine, Sensors, Ultraviolet radiation, Information operations, Plasma, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2007 Paper

Singlet oxygen generator on a chip for MEMS-based COIL

Carol Livermore, Tyrone Hill, Luis Velásquez-García, Benjamin Wilhite, Alan Epstein, Klavs Jensen, W. Terry Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 6454, 64540G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.707205

KEYWORDS: Chlorine, Oxygen, Silicon, Liquids, Microelectromechanical systems, Semiconducting wafers, Capillaries, Quartz, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Chlorine gas

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2007 Paper

ElectricOIL discharge and post-discharge kinetics experiments and modeling

Andrew Palla, J. Zimmerman, Brian Woodard, David Carroll, J. Verdeyen, Tyronne Lim, Wilson Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Steven Davis, W. Solomon

Proceedings Volume 6454, 64540I (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.717646

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Chemical species, Ozone, Data modeling, Electrodes, Diagnostics, Iodine, Argon, Temperature metrology, Industrial chemicals

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2006 Paper

Important kinetic effects in the hybrid ElectricOIL system

Joseph Zimmerman, Darren King, Andrew Palla, Joseph Verdeyen, David Carroll, Julia Laystrom, Gabriel Benavides, Brian Woodard, Wayne Solomon, W. Terry Rawlins, Steve Davis, Michael Heaven

Proceedings Volume 6261, 62611R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670446

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Chemical species, Argon, Calibration, Diagnostics, Electrodes, Iodine, Luminescence, Nitrogen, Industrial chemicals

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

The electric oxygen-iodine laser: chemical kinetics of O₂(a¹Δ) production and I(² P_1/2) excitation in microwave discharge systems

W. Rawlins, S. Lee, W. Kessler, D. Oakes, L. Piper, S. Davis

Proceedings Volume 6101, 61011W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660934

KEYWORDS: Argon, Oxygen, Microwave radiation, Ionization, Chemical lasers, Industrial chemicals, Absorption, Iodine, Laser damage threshold, Plasma

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

Studies of an advanced iodine laser concept

Amy Bauer, Seonkyung Lee, Danthu Vu, Kristin Galbally-Kinney, William Kessler, W. Terry Rawlins, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 6101, 610121 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660936

KEYWORDS: Chemical species, Iodine, Absorption, iodine lasers, Diagnostics, Chemistry, Chlorine, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Energy transfer

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Proceedings Article | 23 March 2005 Paper

Next generation diagnostics for COIL: new approaches for measuring critical parameters

Steven Davis, W. Terry Rawlins, William Kessler, Seonkyung Lee, Amy Hunter, Michelle Silva

Proceedings Volume 5777, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.610962

KEYWORDS: Diagnostics, Oxygen, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Iodine, iodine lasers, Absorption, Laser development, Sensors, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2004 Paper

Advanced Diagnostics for COIL and DOIL

Steven Davis, W. Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, Michelle Silva, William Kessler, Phillip Mulhall

Proceedings Volume 5448, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548814

KEYWORDS: Diagnostics, Oxygen, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Iodine, Microwave radiation, Tunable diode lasers, Temperature metrology, Argon

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Studies of HF(v,J) spatial profiles with a hyperspectral imager

W. Terry Rawlins, Steven Davis, David Oakes, Daniel Hammer, Gami Maislin

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537754

KEYWORDS: Hyperspectral imaging, FT-IR spectroscopy, Infrared imaging, Imaging systems, Hydrogen fluoride lasers, Infrared radiation, Image processing, Spectroscopy, Chemical lasers, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Spectroscopic studies of a prototype electrically pumped COIL system

W. Terry Rawlins, Seonkyung Lee, William Kessler, David Oakes, Lawrence Piper, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537751

KEYWORDS: Oxygen, Absorption, Microwave radiation, Diagnostics, Spectroscopy, Iodine, Sensors, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Tunable diode lasers, Argon

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Proceedings Article | 11 May 2004 Paper

Preliminary yield measurements in the ElectriCOIL system

David Carroll, Joseph Verdeyen, Darren King, G. Benavides, B. Woodard, N. Richardson, Wayne Solomon, W. Terry Rawlins, Steven Davis, William Kessler

Proceedings Volume 5334, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537749

KEYWORDS: Iodine, Diagnostics, Chemical species, Absorption, Argon, Oxygen, Optical filters, Chemical lasers, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Electronic filtering

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2002 Paper

Imaging spectroradiometer for HF laser studies

W. Terry Rawlins, David Oakes, Phillip Mulhall, Steven Davis

Proceedings Volume 4631, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.465770

KEYWORDS: Hydrogen fluoride lasers, Mirrors, Chemical lasers, Interferometers, Diagnostics, FT-IR spectroscopy, Fabry–Perot interferometry, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2001 Paper

Pollutant emission monitoring using QC laser-based mid-IR sensors

David Sonnenfroh, Mark Allen, W. Terry Rawlins, Claire Gmachl, Federico Capasso, Albert Hutchinson, Deborah Sivco, Alfred Cho

Proceedings Volume 4199, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417364

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Quantum cascade lasers, Sensors, Semiconductor lasers, Carbon dioxide, Infrared radiation, Absorbance, Pulsed laser operation, Information operations, Carbon dioxide lasers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1997

Optical signatures of particles in space

B. David Green, W. Terry Rawlins, Phillip Mulhall, O. Manuel Uy

OE, Vol. 36, Issue 01, (January 1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.601150

KEYWORDS: Particles, Atmospheric particles, Sensors, Space operations, Scattering, Radiometry, Near field optics, Infrared signatures, Aluminum, Contamination

Proceedings Article | 18 December 1992 Paper

Contamination signatures observed during the CIRRIS-1A mission

B. David Green, W. Terry Rawlins, O. Manuel Uy, Richard Nadile, Ned Wheeler

Proceedings Volume 1754, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140724

KEYWORDS: Particles, Sensors, Contamination, Radiometry, Atmospheric particles, Interferometers, Radio optics, Space operations, Near field optics, Telescopes

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