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Diatomic gasdynamic lasers
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | McKenzie, R. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | Predictions from a numerical model of the vibrational relaxation of anharmonic diatomic oscillators in supersonic expansions are used to show the extent to which the small anharmonicity of gases like CO can cause significant overpopulations of upper vibrational states. When mixtures of CO and N2 are considered, radiative gain on many of the vibration-rotation transitions of CO is predicted. Experiments are described that qualitatively verify the predictions by demonstrating laser oscillation in CO-N2 expansions. The resulting CO-N2 gasdynamic laser displays performance characteristics that equal or exceed those of similar CO2 lasers. |
| File Size | 1172402 |
| Page Count | 38 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720007838 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t52g2gn2n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Masers Laser Outputs Performance Tests Numerical Analysis Carbon Monoxide Lasers Laser Materials Mathematical Models Carbon Dioxide Lasers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
