PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE OF A cw CHEMICAL LASER

15 March 1970

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 16 (6) , 235-237
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1653176

Abstract

Preliminary performance of a cw chemical laser is presented. Hydrogen is diffused into a supersonic stream containing F atoms. Population inversion is due to the reaction H₂+F→ HF(v)+H, ΔH=−31.7 kcal/mole, v=1, 2. An atomic F flow rate of 0.030 moles/sec has produced 475 W of laser power in the 3‐μ region. This represents 12% of the chemical energy involved in the above reaction. Zero power gain is 8%/cm. Spectroscopic observations of laser transitions are included.

Keywords

TEST METHODS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FLOW RATE
ATOMS
FLUORINE
HYDROGEN

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Continuous‐wave chemical laser
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 1969