Gain of a CO/sub 2/ gasdynamic laser with a partial inversion at 16. mu

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5416730

Konev, Y B

The gain of a CO/sub 2/ gasdynamic laser has been computed in detail for partial inversion at the (10/sup 0/0, 02/sup 0/0)/sub i/I--(01/sup 1/0) transition of the carbon dioxide molecule. The calculations apply for various adiabatic recovery pressures and temperatures, for various heights of the critical cross section, for various degrees of nozzle expansion, and for various values of the carbon dioxide concentration in the binary mixture with argon. The allowable concentration of water as an impurity is 0.1%.

• Research Organization: Institute of High Temperatures, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5416730
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:9; ISSN SPTPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ADIABATIC PROCESSES
ARGON
BINARY MIXTURES
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
COLLISIONS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
EXCITED STATES
EXPANSION
GAIN
GAS LASERS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IMPURITIES
LASERS
LINE BROADENING
MIXTURES
NONMETALS
NOZZLES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POPULATION INVERSION
RARE GASES
VIBRATIONAL STATES
WATER